Irwin Mitchell is donating £1,250 to Simon Community Scotland (SCS); £1,250 to Glasgow City Mission and £500 to the Glasgow NE Foodbank as part of £39,000 set aside for homeless charities across the UK by the Irwin Mitchell Charities Foundation (IMCF).

Linda Smart, project manager for the NE Foodbank, said: “We want to ensure no one in our community goes hungry and never is this more important than at Christmas. We want to thank Irwin Mitchell staff for nominating us for this donation, which will make a real difference.”

Jack,from Glasgow City Mission, commented: “I want to thank Irwin Mitchell for this fantastic donation, which will make a big difference at this time of year. This will be the tenth year we have run our Glasgow Winter Night Shelter and without financial support, projects such as this would be unable to function.”

Hugh Hill, director of services & development of Simon Community Scotland, said: “We are hugely grateful to everyone at Irwin Mitchell’s Glasgow office for this fantastic donation. Working with the firm is a pleasure and the money will help with everything from sleeping bags to survival kits for extreme weather – vital for so many experiencing a Scottish winter on the streets.”

Mark Higgins, regional managing partner at Irwin Mitchell’s Glasgow office, added: “Christmas is a time for giving and thinking of others in our community, so we are delighted to be able to support three of our local charities in this way. Working with SCS has made us passionate about helping the homeless and given the charities work together, we wanted to help each of them.”