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Membership pantry scheme to tackle food poverty
Local charity Himmah, in partnership with FareShare, has launched a membership scheme to help tackle food poverty in Nottingham. The Nottingham People's Pantry is a food membership and support project for low-income households who are struggling to afford groceries. Participants in the scheme have a choice of: Tier 1 - paying £10 for up to 15kg of food Tier 2 - paying £20 for… Read More
Nottingham homelessness charities launch street support website
More than 15 charities that support homeless people across Nottingham and Nottinghamshire have joined forces to launch Street Support Nottingham - an exciting new initiative that connects people and organisations locally to better tackle homelessness. The new web-based service has been set up by members of the Nottingham Homelessness Voluntary Sector Forum and is run by the Street Support Network… Read More
Charities urged to join the Toiletries Amnesty
Have you heard of the Toiletries Amnesty? The charitable organisation is working to end hygiene poverty by connecting charities and community groups to local people with unwanted toiletries and cosmetics. How it works Toiletries Amnesty is a free to use directory, where each organisation can list the items they need, and specify whether they accept partly-used or opened products. You can amend… Read More
Equation launches new campaign #SpeakOutToHelpOut
Local charity Equation has launched a new campaign to tackle domestic abuse and mental health issues facing men in Nottinghamshire. The #SpeakOutToHelpOut campaign went live on International Men's Day (19 November 2020). Equation’s Domestic Abuse Service for Men, which serves Nottingham City and County, launched the campaign after noticing that many of their referrals were coming through… Read More
How you can show your support on White Ribbon Day 2020
Wednesday 25 November is #WhiteRibbonDay2020 - an opportunity to stand up, speak out and say no to violence against women. According to Nottingham charity Equation, the local organisers of White Ribbon Day, while anyone can experience domestic abuse or sexual violence regardless of their age, race, sex, gender identity, sexuality, disability, wealth or lifestyle, the… Read More
Harvest Appeal will provide meals for Nottingham's homeless
Emmanuel House Support Centre has launched a Harvest Appeal 2020 to help provide, healthy nutritious food for its night-shelter service users. Since lockdown, the Nottingham-based charity has been running its night shelter service from a local hotel which has enabled rough sleepers to self-isolate in individual rooms throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. As well as providing private rooms… Read More
Help Framework tackle homelessness due to the impact of COVID-19
Framework Housing Association has released figures which show the impact of COVID-19 on people sleeping rough in Nottinghamshire, during the peak of the pandemic. The charity's Street Outreach Team recorded that 178 people were sleeping rough in the county between April and July, of which 40.4% were new to rough sleeping. 88 were accommodated in a hotel thanks to the Government's… Read More
Documentary asks what's next for community spirit in Nottingham
A short documentary has been released by Nottingham City Council which explores the question of what comes next for community spirit in Nottingham. A silver lining of the pandemic has been the community response and effort of Nottingham's neighbours, faith, community and voluntary groups in helping others through this difficult time. However, as lockdown eases and the… Read More
No place for hate says Nottingham as Chinese community is targeted
A campaign is being run in Nottingham to support the Chinese community after reports of COVID-19 related hate crime. Incidents have been reported of people being targeted simply because coronavirus was first reported in China. The campaign, launched by Nottingham City Council, Communities Inc, Nottinghamshire Police and others partners, aims to address this issue by working with… Read More
COVID-19 Survivors Group set-up by Self Help UK
Self Help UK has launched a new peer support service for survivors of COVID-19. The new COVID-19 Survivors Group UK is open to all those across the country who have had the virus. Jarrod Skervin, Project Development Manager at Self Help UK, said, "As the virus is so new, we are only just beginning to understand some of the long term implications it can have on the physical and mental wellbeing of… Read More
