## Charities Commission Annual Report 2022 

Refresh activities have had a busy year. 

2022 started with the night shelter, Safe Sleep, for the rough sleepers, with guests again staying at a hotel at the far end of Weymouth Bay.  Volunteers from a large number of churches cooked and delivered dinner, each church being responsible for one week’s meals. 

Family Matters had an even busier year having a total of 128 referrals and meeting the needs of at least 93 different families. Clothes, formula, equipment and nappies have been given out and the amount of donations has at times been overwhelming. A couple of new volunteers have joined the team and many of the families will bring back stuff that they no longer need and swap it for the next size or piece of equipment. There has also been an increased need for pieces of furniture, particularly beds. The store has been well used and we are hopeful that we may be able to stay there for a bit longer. We repeated the toy bank at Christmas time which was well received and we were delighted to be able to provide presents to children who might not have had many as the cost of living crisis has begun to stretch families’ income even further. 

The Keep in Touch programme has developed and grown over the year with a good range of activities and meeting places, providing refreshments, entertainment and company for many who otherwise might spend the whole time alone in their homes. 

In the Autumn church leaders and others got together to talk about how they might be able to provide warm welcome spaces over the winter months for those who would not want or be able to have their heating on during the day. The response was overwhelming and there have been spaces every day across the town. The coordinator of Keep in Touch has also taken on the coordination and publicity of Warm Welcome. 

The Christians Against Poverty (CAP) debt centre team has also had a busy year, working with their clients to help them and walk alongside them as they collect paperwork to get them onto a debt repayment plan. A good number of clients went debt free last year but there are always new clients coming forward to take their place. There were also a number of social events with speakers and a meal which clients were invited to. 

There were two Life Skills courses which were well attended. Life Skills is a short 8-week course where those on it can share ideas covering topics such as cooking and shopping on a budget and money saving tips. 

Fresh Start, for those with life limiting low level addictions held two courses last year. They are slightly short of volunteers but manage well with great success. 

The church leaders have continued to meet monthly in person over breakfast to support each other and the monthly Refresh Praise on a Sunday evening went up to the end of the year. It was good to be able to hold the Good Friday walk of witness and act of worship in the town centre and it was well attended. Groups of people from across the churches also took part in the South West Awake prayer initiative along the coastal path. 



REFRESH A
counts for the
r 1-10-2021
22
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CAP Banks & cash
2Tno.33
801.34
28371.67
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25.00
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79.20
9.27
89.59
128.13
88.05
195.24
881.85
1257.18
258.09
91.80
72.70
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1047.29
65.98
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49.99
132.97
48.92
195.49
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1330.C(I
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172.00
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615.¢
1245 69
74.74
207.50
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8uThlry costs
535 52
5735
12932.80
12792.48
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1099.
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196.67
207.85
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250.00
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19.83
12.22 2391.05
1738.52
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7583.33
576.00
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188.32
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33.37 8494.98
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107.
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519.00
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107.
544.00
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S35.52
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205.
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585.80
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64.00
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9507.51
S70.45
131.58
1tr209.54

REFRE
counts for the
r 1-10-2021
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Grnnt from Djrset
81.59
105.50
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2190.
3250.OJ
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108.53
43.20
462.59
143.98
350.48
1225.00
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512.77
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