Kenny Macauley of St Augustine’s Church in Dumbarton has been feeding the area’s most vulnerable people for the last two years.

He told the Reporter that the church hall is now being used seven-days-a-week as poverty rises.

He said: “We were so overwhelmed we stopped taking walk-ins, we can only feed people referred to us by agencies now.” The Reverend who has been serving in Dumbarton for 13 years continues to rely on the goodwill of the public to run the food share.

“We’re not looking for plaudits, I don’t want some politcian to come down and tell us we’re doing a great job.

“I’d prefer they actually did their job and met the needs of the community.

“A real welfare reform needs to happen so they can stop punishing those on the fringes of society with these austerity cuts.” “What we need is a Westminster politcian to honestly try and reform the welfare state. They’re all too interested in keeping their jobs and not rocking the boat.” He thanked the people in the community for their generous donations that enable Food for Thought to feed those who need it in the community.