Oor Wee café & Oor Wee Pantry. Community
Kelty
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Oor Wee café came about when a group of unemployed individuals wanted to set up an accessible and affordable café so that residents in Kelty could have a place to go and have a healthy tasty meal without the worry of cost. We want to bring the community together in an inclusive and friendly place where they can meet new people in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. The cafe will be run on a “donations only” style whereby you only pay what you can afford to pay.
A need was identified due to Kelty being one of the largest villages in Fife with a fast growing population. It has an inadequate bus service and is relatively cut off and there are issues with high social isolation. A public consultation was completed and out of the 146 people who completed the survey 96% of the feedback was positive to the idea.
With the current climate of unemployment, levels of poverty and the roll out of universal credit those people waiting on benefits have to wait up to at least 5 week for their money to come through and although the local food banks can help, they can only offer a 3 day emergency food parcel 3 times a year. There are no food banks in Kelty so the café is to help local people.
