RICHARD BROOKS

PRESS RELEASE 190104

TLC OPEN ANOTHER DISTRIBUTION SITE IN KINCORTH

In 2019, Aberdeen's biggest Foodbank, TLC, will open its doors to the community of Kincorth.

TLC, who have been operating since 2002, have 50 partners drawn from voluntary and community groups, schools, council departments, faith based groups and public sector staff. They have foodbank distribution centres operating in Torry and Garthdee.

TLC Chairman Rick Brooks said, "Last year we supplied food to Instant Neighbour and CFINE as well as providing for our two main distribution sites in Torry and Garthdee. We have been engaging with the community regularly thoughout 2018 and with the help of South St. Nicholas Kincorth Church, we will officially open in 2019, operating once a week on tuesday afternoons from 1pm until 4pm."

Reverend Eddie McKenna said, "We are working with TLC because the need across my community is a growing concern. This will make huge difference to our area." 

Throughout 2018, the major crisis that led to foodbank usages was dominated by the 'low income' category. Other factors such as debt, and benefit changes have also caused people to visit one of the TLC foodbanks. TLC gave out over 13 tonne of food in 2018, a 40 % rise on the previous year.

Rick Brooks went on to say, "We work primarily in the South of the city. Our Operations Officer, Tim McIlroy is doing a great job in reaching this community, making a real difference to those suffering from food depravation. We have over 30 volunteers, without whom we would never be able to operate. I am sincerely grateful that people generously come with their time and talents, and the people of Aberdeen give through our supermarket partners Tesco and Sainsburys."

TLC have run community projects for seventeen years, including primary school breakfast clubs, youth outreach groups, community clean-up groups, befriending groups and foodbanks. Over the years they have touched more than 100,000 lives. They have an ongoing partnership with Aberdeen Football Club Community Trust, sponsoring a corporate box at Pittodrie. The TLC foodbanks are run in Partnership with the Trussell Trust.

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Notes to the Editor:

• TLC is an Aberdeen based Social Action charity formed in 2002 by Rick and Amy Brooks to initiate engagement between local business and local communities with the aim of helping those in short-term crisis and social isolation.

• TLC is not just a Foodbank organisation. It is a Social Action Charity working in Children and Youth engagement projects with schools, football clubs, and community groups. It currently runs one youth engagement project, two school breakfast clubs and three foodbanks.

• TLC is a registered charity TLC SCIO, SC042674.

• TLC Foodbanks operate in partnership with the National Foodbank network, the Trussell Trust.

• TLC is grateful to all the business and business people that help, support, and/or sponsor our activities including Citrus Mix (Danny Cowie); Christ Central Church; Sainsburys, Asda, Tesco, Harlaw Academy, and the Lord Provost, Councillors MSPs and MPs over the years.

• Further response can be sought through Chairman Rick Brooks 07595 221 068 and/or Operations officer, Tim McIlroy 07542 049898.

• TLC use RichardBrooks.org to collate and distribute their research, data and press releases

• Latest NATIONAL foodbank statistics can be found