Hope Cafe & EK Community Food Bank

30/10/2026

🎄 Help Us Bring Hope and Joy This Christmas 🎄

This Christmas, we're creating special gift hampers filled with festive treats and thoughtful gifts for every food bank client we support, as well as providing Christmas gifts for children in local families.

For many people, Christmas can be a difficult and worrying time. Together, we can bring a little extra hope, joy, and festive cheer to those who need it most.

To make this possible, we are asking for your help.
We're looking for donations of:
🎁 Gifts for adults
⚽ Toys for Chikdren
🍫 Festive treats and Christmas goodies
💷 Monetary donations to help us fill hampers and purchase gifts.

Every donation, no matter the size, will help bring hope and joy this Christmas. Together, we can make sure no one in our community feels forgotten during the festive season. Thank you in advance for your support to make Christmas brighter for local families and individuals who need it most.

❤️ Please support our Christmas Appeal and help us spread hope this festive season.

https://www.stewardship.org.uk/pages/hopethischristmas2026

29/10/2026

🎄 Look out for our Christmas Campaign coming very soon! 🎄

In the meantime, why not put this date in your diary and help us kick start our Christmas donation collection?

📅 Saturday 21st November
🕦 11:30am - 2:30pm
📍 Calderwood Baptist Church, Maxwellton Road

Come along and enjoy a free bowl of soup, tea, coffee and cake in exchange for a donation. Browse our toy stall, pick up a bargain, and help us bring hope and joy to local families this Christmas.

We are collecting:
🎁 New toys for all ages (especially teens)
🍫 Festive treats and Christmas goodies
🧦 Gift items for adults, including hats, scarves, cosy socks, gift sets and vouchers

Every donation, big or small, will help make Christmas a little brighter for those facing hardship in our community. ❤️

14/10/2026

🌟🌟Important Update: Greenhills Hope Cafe 🌟🌟

Following a difficult decision by the Greenhills Food Bank team, the Greenhills Hope Cafe has now closed for the time being.

While this is sad news, we want to acknowledge the incredible dedication, compassion and support the Greenhills volunteers have provided to local people over many years.

💙 A huge thank you to everyone who has been involved and helped make a difference to so many lives.

Please note that all other Hope Cafes across East Kilbride continue to operate as normal, and support remains available through these locations.

23/09/2026

Never too old to volunteer. Today we celebrated our Betty’s 95th birthday. Joins us faithfully every week to chat to those who visit our Hope Cafe in Calderwood 💜🎉

01/09/2026

We have been offered a washing machine. Please get in touch if you need one.
Thank you

24/08/2026

🌟🌟 FREE SCHOOL UNIFORMS 🌟🌟

School may be back but we still have a range of uniforms to give away. Please pop along to Hunter House Coffee Shop and have a browse and help yourself to anything you need 😊💜

19/08/2026

Come along to our Hope Cafe on a Wednesday and not only get advice from CAB but you can also enjoy a cuppa, sandwiches, soup and company for free. We’d love to welcome you 💜

We are pleased to welcome people without an appointment at the following times:

📍 2nd Floor Edinburgh House (enter via Princes Mall next to Poundland)
🕗 Tuesdays 09:30 - 16:00
🕗 Fridays 09:30 - 13:00

📍 Calderwood Baptist Church Food Bank
🕗 Wednesdays when food bank operating between 11:00 - 13:00. Drop-in service.

📍 Murray - St Mark's Episcopal Church Food Bank
🕗 Alternate Thursdays between 11:00 - 12:00. Drop in service.

📍 Kilbryde Hospice, Hairmyres
🕗 Alternate Tuesdays between 10:00 - 14:00. Drop-in service.

You can also make an appointment to see us at the following locations:

📍 Strathaven Trinity Parish Church
🕗 Tuesdays 09:30 - 13:00. Appointment only - 07592 995152

📍 Greenhills Waist Not Want Not
🕗 Appointment only via WNWN - 07930 380015

18/08/2026

15/07/2026

So excited to have this amazing group in the room next door to our Calderwood Hope Cafe. What a joy today to be able to serve alongside you 💜

11/07/2026

🌟🌟 Gone 🌟🌟
Hi Everyone
We have been offered this Gents bike. If you can make use of it let us know 😊