190 - Helping The Edge continue to offer support to clients trying to become debt free - Jan 2025

 We are pleased to kick a new year off with news of donation 190.


Our £250 donation has gone to help The Edge centre offer more invaluable support to help people manage their debts and work towards becoming debt free.

The Edge centre in Jordanthorpe was started 3 1/2 years ago to offer face to face support with people's benefit, housing, debt and form filling needs.

 https://www.facebook.com/p/Edge-Centre-Jordanthorpe-and-Batemoor-100082577201472/

Since then it has grown both in the numbers coming ( up to 25 clients over a 2hr session), the number of support workers ( 4 to 8) and the range of assistance on offer. 

They have noticed the need for face to face debt work is growing and so in June they teamed up with Christians Against Poverty at the Food and Community Trust to offer comprehensive debt support. So far they have seen one person become debt free and are working with several more.

However,  in order to continue to have access to this expert support from the debt team at the Food & Community Trust and meet the growing demand, they needed to pay to officially be linked to an FCA accredited organisation.  

They managed to secure £750 from a Ward Pot grant but needed an additional £250 to pay the full amount.  We were pleased to help bridge that gap to allow them to continue offering this much needed service.

The organisers of the project send huge thanks to 500 Together for enabling them to continue their partnership with Food and Community Trust and offer more people the chance to be debt free and to have a chance for a fresh start.


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