Supported by: Evelyn Tweed*, Bill Kidd*, Colin Beattie*, Kenneth Gibson*, Stuart McMillan*, Liam Kerr* *S6M-00911 Monica Lennon: Braes Storehouse Food Bank, Falkirk—That the Parliament acknowledges the Braes Storehouse Food Bank team of volunteers for their service to the community during lockdown, and their continuing efforts; congratulates the team on the funding awarded from Falkirk Council's Community Choices - Small Grants initiative, following voting in early summer 2021, which will benefit residents in the Upper Braes and Lower Braes wards; understands that the COVID-19 lockdown brought unprecedented challenges for many people and that Braes Storehouse Food Bank has relied on local donations and a team of local volunteers to deliver food parcels to residents in need, once a week, for a minimum of six weeks, including toiletries and emergency food parcels when needed; further understands that, since opening in August 2018, the Braes Storehouse Food Bank has taken referrals from community social care organisations, and that volunteers are actively developing connections with local schools, congregations and community councils to expand their reach for referrals and donations; notes that public donations are supplemented with stock purchased through Fareshare, a charity that recycles good-quality, surplus food that would otherwise have gone to landfill, and receives free food from Tesco, Redding and Aldi, Polmont, and understands that, as with other foodbanks, the demand for its services is ongoing, highlighting that more must be done at a national level to prevent and reduce poverty and inequality.