Scotland Islamic Group Supporting Those in Need
This is in line with its aim to “try and build better and stronger communities”.
Friends of Airdrie and Coatbridge Islamic Centre (FACIC) work closely with local residents to ensure everyone “knows that help is here” during the cost of living crisis.
Dr Irfan Jehangir, FACIC chairperson, told Lanarkshire Live: “We have managed to work together with a community mental health team and foodbanks to raise funds and food items.
“We have raised funds to help people get basic mobile phones so they can keep in touch with the mental health team, and we were surprised by how many people with mental health problems didn’t have access to, or funds for, a phone.
“We were very pleased to contribute to this noble cause and the feedback from the mental health team and the patients was so heart-warming; it made all of the team’s efforts really worthwhile.
“We intend to continue working with the community and if there are any individuals that need help with food or basic phones to keep in touch with medical appointments, we will be more than happy to help.
“Virtual events we managed to organize for our groups in the past, like mothers’ and toddlers’ groups, cross-culture and elderly people gatherings, proved to be extremely beneficial for maintaining contact and helping alleviate isolation as it provided the opportunity for people to contact us, and help with delivering items.
“We would like to thank the community for being so generous and helpful, even in the most trying of times, and we are sure that we have come out stronger and better as a community.”
Source: dailyrecord.co.uk
