As our winter weather worsens with torrential rain and plummeting temperatures, this genuinely poses a life-threatening challenge to our homeless community. Homelessness isn’t always a choice; it is mainly a series of uncontrollable external factors that include lack of money, relationship breakdown, immigration, physical or mental health issues, trauma, grief, addictions and abuse. Homelessness is rarely a
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Projections indicate a sustained cost of living crisis extending possibly until 2028, causing heightened apprehension amongst fundraisers. Are you an organisation who chooses a charity of the year? Are you finding it harder to get your supporters to part with their hard-earned cash? Is the current cost of living crisis having a detrimental affect on
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Textiles recycling supports charity organisations, reduces the strain on our planet and provides vital support services According to the most recent Charities Aid Foundation report for 2023, and from over 13,000 interviews conducted, over half (55%) had not recently interacted with a charity shop in 2022, whilst nearly a third donated clothes or goods to
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Join the movement to ensure clothing is manufactured with consideration for the environment, social responsibility and ethical labour practices. The fashion industry is one of the world’s biggest that has a bad rep; the production of textiles over many years has had such a negative impact on our planet. Making the positive move towards sustainable
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Recycling is the way forward in helping the environment by reducing waste, conserving resources, and minimising pollution. There is no doubt that this summer, so far, has seen some very strange weather fronts across the globe. Global warming is definitely hotting up and we need to do all we can to start to slow it
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