Food Support

Pantry Voucher Scheme

Govan Community Project provides pay-it-forward ‘vouchers’ for people seeking asylum so that they can access their local community pantry or food hub for free. A pantry is a community shop that runs on a membership model, and relies on food surplus (in the same way as many foodbanks). Pantries usually stock everything from fresh fruit and vegetables, dry and tinned food, chilled and frozen food, toiletries, nappies and cleaning supplies. However, because they run primarily on food surplus, availability of these things will change every week. Vouchers are available for people in the asylum process, who are destitute, and/or have NRPF. 

Vouchers available for:

• Castlemilk Pantry
• The Courtyard Pantry
• Community Grocery Glasgow
• Govan Pantry
• Govanhill People’s Pantry
• North West Community Pantry
• Pollok Pantry
• Royston Community Pantry
• Ruchazie Pantry

Please note that we are not yet able to provide vouchers to all pantries and food hubs in Glasgow at this time. If you are a food provider and you would like to provide vouchers for your service, please contact: foodprojects@govancommunityproject.org.uk

How to get a voucher:

• Contact the GCP helpline for free, within the opening hours
• The GCP casework team will need to register you on our system
• You will receive a ‘voucher’ by SMS
• A voucher from GCP allows you to shop at your local Pantry for free for three months, starting the day you receive the SMS message
• You can request a further voucher by calling the GCP helpline after this time. There is no limit on the number of vouchers you can get, but you won’t be eligible for another voucher if you’re granted Leave to Remain.

Emergency Destitution vouchers

Our vision

At Govan Community Project we want to see an end to people in the asylum process having to rely on food surplus or the support of charities to feed themselves and their families. We want to see systemic solutions to the food poverty they experience, through a food system based on people’s needs not profit, to ensure everyone can afford to eat healthy, sustainable and culturally appropriate food. We believe in creating a world without food waste or poverty, and we are a signatory of the Food Abundance and Equality Declaration.