BIG-HEARTED children from a Clydebank Primary School have been helping hungry families in their town whilst learning to be caring citizens.

P7 pupils at St Eunan’s Primary have been supporting the work of West Dunbartonshire Community Foodshare (WDCF) and have begun working ‘shifts’ in the charity’s food distribution centre.

In an innovative partnership between the school and WDCF, youngsters are going in groups of six to complete tasks at Leven Valley Enterprise Centre.

The first recruits attended the centre last Thursday and sorted through donated food before helping to make up food parcels.

Part of a wider project about citizenship at the Drumry School, the work with WDCF aims to increase young people’s awareness of local issues, as well as equip them with valuable skills for life and work.

Claire Dunphy, P7 teacher at St Euanan’s Primary, said: “The whole school is doing an initiative called ‘I Can Make a Difference’. This is to try and encourage children to be affective contributors and responsible citizens, to participate fully in society. They look at issues across the world and locally as well. As part of that we are looking at global hunger and local hunger. “ Children at the school were keen to offer their help to WDCF after they enjoyed a talk by the WDCF development worker Susan Kelly.

Ms Dunphy added: “I had done an exercise with them before and asked if there was hunger in my community would I know. They said yes, I would know. But when we had a talk from Susan and she said there were about 200 bags a week going out to Dumbarton and Clydebank, they were shocked to see people in their local community don’t have enough food to provide for their families.” The efforts of the P7 class have been supported by the whole school community, which organised a collection of food for WDCF last month. BIG-HEARTED children from a Clydebank Primary School have been helping hungry families in their town whilst learning to be caring citizens.

P7 pupils at St Eunan’s Primary have been supporting the work of West Dunbartonshire Community Foodshare (WDCF) and have begun working ‘shifts’ in the charity’s food distribution centre.

In an innovative partnership between the school and WDCF, youngsters are going in groups of six to complete tasks at Leven Valley Enterprise Centre.

The first recruits attended the centre last Thursday and sorted through donated food before helping to make up food parcels.

Part of a wider project about citizenship at the Drumry School, the work with WDCF aims to increase young people’s awareness of local issues, as well as equip them with valuable skills for life and work.

Claire Dunphy, P7 teacher at St Euanan’s Primary, said: “The whole school is doing an initiative called ‘I Can Make a Difference’. This is to try and encourage children to be affective contributors and responsible citizens, to participate fully in society. They look at issues across the world and locally as well. As part of that we are looking at global hunger and local hunger. “ Children at the school were keen to offer their help to WDCF after they enjoyed a talk by the WDCF development worker Susan Kelly.

Ms Dunphy added: “I had done an exercise with them before and asked if there was hunger in my community would I know. They said yes, I would know. But when we had a talk from Susan and she said there were about 200 bags a week going out to Dumbarton and Clydebank, they were shocked to see people in their local community don’t have enough food to provide for their families.” The efforts of the P7 class have been supported by the whole school community, which organised a collection of food for WDCF last month.