Lifeline cafe to open second venture in Inverness amid cost of living crisis
A community-run cafe tackling food poverty and social isolation in Inverness is to open a second venture in the city tomorrow.
Inverness Foodstuff, which provides food, friendship and support for those facing significant challenges including financial hardship and homelessness, has seen demand soar during the past year.
Based at Ness Bank Church, it is now launching a lunch club at Hilton Community Centre.
It will provide a free two-course lunch every Wednesday and Friday between noon and 2pm.
It follows an award of £72,000 from the Scottish Government's new Social Isolation and Loneliness Fund which will run for the next three years.
- Project providing food and friendship to expand its work in Inverness
- If I did not come here, I could not afford to eat
The new lunch club at Hilton Community Centre in Old Town Road, is expected to benefit an estimated 2400 homeless and vulnerable people over the duration of the fund.
It is being run in conjunction with High Life Highland and all are welcome.
There is no cost for lunch but donations are welcome.
Over the past year, Inverness Foodstuff served 8500 meals at its Ness Bank premises – an increase of 58 per cent compared to 2021-22.
