Food Train Meal Makers - ALLIANCE Self Management Awards 2021 Project of the Year
- Submitted by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, Glasgow, Scottish Labour.
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 October 2021
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Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Motion reference: S6M-01498
That the Parliament congratulates Food Train, whose Meal Makers project has won the prize in the Project of the Year category within the Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland (the ALLIANCE’s) Self Management Awards 2021; notes that the project aims to support older people to live independently in their homes by pairing them with a local volunteer cook in their community to share food and friendship; recognises that many older people experience malnutrition and social isolation; understands that older people taking part in the Meals Maker project report substantial improvements to their wellbeing, including eating more and feeling less lonely, and commends the volunteer cooks who help provide this important service in their community.
Supported by:
Karen Adam, Clare Adamson, Colin Beattie, Alexander Burnett, Stephanie Callaghan, Finlay Carson, Natalie Don, Bill Kidd, Douglas Lumsden, Ruth Maguire, Stuart McMillan, Paul O'Kane, Paul Sweeney, Sue Webber