A foodbank in Dumbarton has been subjected to two counts of vandalism in the past few weeks.
Food for Thought foodbank workers found a brick at the front door with the glass door scratched.
The second occasion resulted in the Food for Thought ChariTea coffee shop - site’s door being broken so that it now doesn’t close properly.
Operations Administrator for Food for Thought, Lorraine McLeish thinks that the destruction is the work of antisocial young people.
She said: “At our Charitea site, someone looks to have barged the door because the door is now broken, and there was another brick lying. Luckily no one got in.
“There has been a crowd hanging around outside. I saw a group of young guys when I was leaving the other week, and they were being a bit rowdy,”
Lorraine was contacted by Jamal Hashmi, part owner of Energie Fitness gym who offered to help the foodbank pay for the cost, he said: “They’ve not long launched the coffee shop and they’re just around the corner from us.
“We wanted to help, especially since they’re a charity and people are vandalising it.
“A door to fix could be £300 or £3000 all together, so if it was the latter we would do a fundraiser to help out.
“There was a day last week where I had to go and chase some boys at the back of our gym messing about and trying to jump onto our roof and throwing stuff around.”
Despite Lorraine’s inclination, she doesn’t believe the vandalism is targeted, she said: “I don’t think it is anything aimed at us, I don’t see why anyone would.
“There have been no other issues, so I think it is non-targeted.
“At least I hope it is not.”
Food for Thought released a social media post regarding the damage done to the foodbank, it said: “During this cost of living crisis, the one thing we need is our community to come together and help us support the many families, and households, who are struggling.
“We are extremely disappointed to report that on two separate occasions, individuals have attempted to smash the windows of the ChariTea.
“This is an added cost to the charity that cannot be afforded during this period of time.”
Anyone with information is urged to contact Police Scotland on 101.
