ANNUAL REPORT 2021

Financial year ending: 31st May 2021 Charity Number: 1183414

Review of activity 2021:

Re:store Northampton - grant of £8602 to continue to pay for a member of staff to work as a project co-ordinator to help organise their volunteer work with the Northampton Food Bank - some of the trustees were able to visit the food bank to observe the work done by the the co-ordinator, Since the relaxing of COVID-19 restrictions; Re:Store have been able to move away from pre-prepared food parcels and allow their guests to select their own items from their ‘pick lists’. They also identified the need for an ‘essentials bag’ which is now offered to food parcel recipients which contain food cupboard essentials such as cooking oil, herbs and spices.

Homestart Northampton - £9796 to hire a family support co-ordinator. The family support coordinator gets to know the family, assess their needs, find out their goals and then match them with a trained and experienced home visiting volunteer who will support the family for 2-3 hours each week. During 2021 they were able to support 52 families. Within these families there were 97 children: 63 under 5’s and 34 over 5’s.

Service user: “... but sitting down and seeing actually, if I do work through these finances, I can actually afford only just to live... by a pound”

Professional within Northampton Partnership Homes: “You have played such a pivotal role in helping Mum make the progress to get engagement from all the professionals involved in this case, as your determination and your willingness to go above and beyond the call of duty has been exceptional. You have achieved the near impossible. You have my utmost respect”

Project 1615 - £8602 granted to help purchase their ‘Chris Matthew’s Community Outreach Vehicle’. This allowed them to have 2 mobile teams to support their 5 outreach teams. The truck contains and delivers hot food and vital equipment to individuals who are sleeping rough.

“Your grant has enabled us to put a second Jiffy style van on the road, making it possible for us to reach more of those on our streets, with hot food whilst maintaining their dignity. This is, we believe, vital to demonstrating the value and worth of everyone we are privileged to serve. So on behalf of the charity and rough sleepers across our town I send you my thanks’

Plans for the future

The trustees are focussed on ensuring that the foundation’s visibility is improved throughout the social care system. This will involve a social media presence in order for the foundation to be more visible and accessible.

The foundation will continue to receive grant proposals, working towards an annual review deadline and subsequent grant distribution each year.