Our service supports inclusion, equity and school attendance, as well as improving mental health and well-being. The aim of the The School Bank West Lothian is to improve lives by proving school uniform, jackets, and footwear packs to young people from families experiencing financial hardship. Our service supports inclusion, equity, and school attendance, as well as improving mental health and wel
l-being. We supply brand-new school uniform, warm jackets, PE kit, shoes, trainers and other equipment required for the school day, such as underwear, school bags, stationery. We top up our packs with good quality second-hand items. Accessing our service:
- We operate on a referral basis.
- Any organisation working directly with families can make a referral request. We are currently working in partnership with Schools, The Advice Shop, Health Visitors, Home-Start, Carers of West Lothian, Women's Aid etc but welcome other agencies to contact us. Donations:
- We are very grateful for donations (aged 5 to 18 years old) of new uniform, jackets, footwear, school bags etc. We regularly publish a "list of most needed" items on our social media pages.
- School badged uniform should be re-cycled back to the specific school.
- We have a number of red collection bins in the community including Supermarkets and community buildings such as Bathgate Partnership Centres and Craigsfarm. Please PM the page or email us at [email protected].
