Dumfries & Galloway Citizens Advice Service helps local people to secure almost £10m over the last year
The service has helped more than 8000 clients, putting £9.9 million into their pockets and into the local economy.
Stewartry food projects see 'off the scale' community support to help spread festive cheer
Donations of food and toys flooded in to a number of projects to ensure people in need could still have a Christmas.