500 together

This week, with our 108th donation,     we have made a difference to a local family with a 2 year old son. The little boy was born with a cleft lip and palate and has undergone 3 surgeries and is now well and ready to learn to talk.  He is also excited to be starting out at nursery. Our member told us that he didn’t have his own bed and had been sharing a bed with his mum and dad - they were all  sleeping on their one mattress on the floor.   Whilst local charities had double beds available, they were struggling to find anything suitable for a child and so our member asked if we could help. We were delighted to buy a small bed and some bedding at a cost of  £257.   One of the many great things about 500 together is the speed with which we can action a request like this.  Once our admin team had unanimously agreed to support this nomination, we could get the money across and the bed was delivered the next day, and that night the little boy had his first ever bed.   The family has sent a

  And so to our first donation of 2023, which has gone to the incredible community organisation   Family Voice , who work for and with families around the Sharrow, Lowfield and Nether Edge area. They told us about the  many families struggling to pay their bills and asking for help and wondered if we might be able to provide supermarket vouchers which will help some of these families to use their money to pay their bills.  We wanted our donation to reach as many families as possible, so we used some of our extra funds and gave Family Voice £1000 to allow them to help 15 families with the extraordinary cost of living challenges they are facing. Our member from Family Voice has sent us this message, explaining the impact of our support - which extends far beyond just the shopping vouchers. Thank you so much for the cost of living funds you have donated to families at Family Voice.  When we are able to help a mum in this way it means so much. It relieves stress. It helps mums have their b