A Harvest Blessing

((tap heading to open post)). A huge thank you to Saint Felix School Prep Department, who donated us the gifts from their Harvest Service. Thanks to them we have just delivered bags of food and other essentials to twelve households.…

Support with essential household items

((tap heading to open post)). When a client is in need of a household item, we are usually able to apply for funding from The Rope Trust, who, if we can show that there is not enough disposable income for…

Budgeting for Christmas

((tap the heading to open the post)). Christmas is an expensive time for most of us and is particularly hard for those on a low income.  If a monthly budget doesn’t have spare money, any extra expenditure can cause people…

Counselling support

((tap heading to open post)). We recently funded a client to have 12 counselling sessions. They phoned me this morning to tell me what a dramatic difference it has made to their lives. For the first time in a long…

Money worries and short of food!

((Tap on heading to open post.)) When life gets tough there can be lots going on at the same time! Following a marriage breakup, a father had to provide most of the care for his 3 children. Life was stressful…

Help with food

tap the title to view post When we first make contact with a client, we ask them if they have enough food.  If they don’t we put together a care package for them.  We always ask if there is anything…

Supporting clients when they move house

tap the title to view post Many clients find themselves moving into a new home without any flooring, curtains, white goods or furniture.  For some this is a really difficult time which causes unmanageable debt and stress. This month we…