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  We know Christmas is such a difficult time for so many and we are pleased that with donation 146, we have been able to help a family who are having a really tough time.  Our member told us about a lovely mum she supports who has children ranging from 20-3 years old.  She’s doing an absolutely fantastic job and her kids are testament to that but at the moment she’s struggling.  She was rehoused 12 months ago, as a priority, due to domestic violence and has been really lucky to have got a four bedroomed council property.  Space wise it is great, the problem is the windows are in such a poor state.   When it rains, which it never seems to stop, water pours in underneath the frames in the living room, kitchen and two of the bedrooms.  The window frames themselves are very poorly fitted which causes massive draughts but on top of that most of the windows have large cracks and holes in that the wind just blows through.   As a result of this she has a problem with damp and mould.  The counc

This is a donation of £500 for garden clearance and safety cameras for a food bank client who was recently rehoused with her 2 children. The youngest child is autistic and needs care as he has no regard for safety. The house they have been allocated is great, and she has proudly made the house a home over the last 6 months being very careful with her money and saving up for things even though she has extremely limited income.  However when she moved in, the garden was in a terrible state.  She has had to pay for rubbish removal but she is worried about the children hurting themselves on things she hasn't uncovered yet - there were old bikes and bits of metal everywhere. The food bank are supporting her in applying to the Council for an application for fencing as the garden isn't secure and she has to keep the doors locked and the keys hidden otherwise her son lets himself out and runs to the park, as he has no regard for road safety and she is scared he will get hurt. She has a

This week we have made a festive donation of £500 to the Sheffield Shoebox Appeal. This incredible project is organised by a small team, who work closely with local charities and service providers to provide a bit of Christmas cheer for the homeless, people in hostels, temporary accommodation and safe refuges, and the socially isolated elderly.  They begin in September, asking people to put together shoe boxes full of treats  and luxury items, including hats, gloves, socks, toiletries, chocolates and small games/puzzles.  A lot of schools and community groups support them and in October they open up drop off points to collect the donations together. This year the appeal celebrated its 10th anniversary, but as the deadline for receiving boxes from the public approached, they found they were short of over 100 boxes and were particularly low on boxes suitable for men.   For many of these people, this will be the only Christmas present they get.   When we heard their concerns about not bei

  This week we can tell you about donation 143, which has been made to the charity Sheffield Churches Council for Community Care (SCCCC) to help them with the fantastic work they do supporting older isolated people in Sheffield.  This week we can tell you about donation 143, which has been made to the charity Sheffield Churches Council for Community Care (SCCCC) to help them with the fantastic work they do supporting older isolated people in Sheffield.  SCCCC currently has around 165 volunteers matched with older people but has a waiting list of over 200 people waiting to be matched. They keep in touch with them with regular phone support and also send them post via a penpal scheme whilst they recruit and train more volunteers to help meet the demand - but it is hard for them knowing there are so many lonely people waiting to get access to a befriender.  SCCCC are taking part in the The Big Give funding campaign, where donations made this week are matched - making our £500 donation wor