The 72-year-old, from Clydebank, had been struggling with the loss of her partner Billy O'Kane who died from sepsis in 2015
Elizabeth O'Kane feels like a completely different person since discovering Old Kilpatrick Food Parcels.
Elizabeth doesn’t rely on the charity financially but discovered their weekly ladies' events and fish and chip nights which helped her personality slowly return. “I still can’t come to terms with it if I am being truthful, but since coming here it has really helped and I feel much better.“From the minute I came in I knew I liked this place, Maureen is a really wonderful person.
Old Kilpatrick Food Parcels aims to break the stigma of using food banks after creating an open floor plan which means people don’t have to queue up for donations.Maureen also created a community cafe across from the food bank where nothing has a price, meaning people can enjoy a hot meal and warm space.
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