A DRUMCHAPEL service which helps local families has been shortlisted in the Scottish Charity Awards.

3D Drumchapel has been nominated in recognition of its work partnering with the community to develop a model of family engagement in Drumchapel, Yoker and Knightswood.

Sharon Colvin, project manager at 3D Drumchapel said: “It is great to receive the recognition for all the hard work that goes in throughout the year.

“The 3D team, including the staff, board, volunteers, are all amazing and it is their hard work, dedication and 100 per cent commitment that makes 3D Drumchapel the incredible, thriving and innovative organisation that it is.

“Our families are an inspiration to us on a daily basis for the determination and resilience that they show.

“It is a joy to be part of the 3D Drumchapel Family and come to work every day and it is the icing on the cake for all involved to be shortlisted for this award.”

The charity offers parent and child activities, issue-based workshops, parenting programmes, mums’ nights, peer support groups, one-to-one support, home visits, support plans, dads’ work and children’s programmes.

The organisation also has a Baby Basics and Toddler Togs initiative, which redistributes children’s goods and clothes within the local community.

Last year, 847 people from 375 families attended one of the many activities and classes at 3D Drumchapel, which provide support to families from pregnancy through to primary 7.

The Baby Basics and Toddler Togs clothing and equipment bank helped 140 families.

Meanwhile the charity has also been praised by local politicians, who have thanked it for the work it does in the area.

Carol Monaghan, MP for Glasgow North West, said: “The work carried out by the team in Drumchapel, Yoker and Knightswood is absolutely invaluable to the local community.

“To be shortlisted for the SCVO Charity of the Year Award is testament to 3D Drumchapel’s achievements.”

Bill Kidd, MSP for Anniesland, said: “3D being shortlisted as a finalist for the Scottish Charity Awards is only a small recognition of the impact they have in Drumchapel and the wider Glasgow Anniesland community.

“Their staff, volunteers and board really do set out to make a difference in so many ways and have become so successful at producing holistic partnerships in such a wide spectrum of areas.

“I’m sure they must be a top contender for actually picking up the award itself. I will certainly be rooting for them.”

The shortlist includes 40 organisations and individuals working in the third sector across Scotland.

Winners will be announced at the awards ceremony on Thursday, June 14, in Edinburgh International Conference Centre.