## Charities Commission Annual Report 2023 

Refresh was as active as ever in 2023 and the social action projects that Refresh runs have been busy and much needed. 

Family Matters has been supporting not only families in the local area but refugee families who have come from Syria, Afghanistan and the Ukraine. The number of families that were helped in 2023 went up by 252% from 128 to 323. The team has also grown and at the end of the year as well as doing the Christmas toy bank again we were busy boxing everything up for a move from the premises we were using to a much larger store. A feather banner and more publicity are now needed so that the families and agencies know where to come. 

The Keep in Touch programme has continued to develop and grow over the year with a good range of activities and meeting places. A meal or some sort of refreshments are always provided. Along with this a Life Skills course and a basic cooking course called ‘You Can Cook’ have been offered during the year and both have also been well received. Warm welcome spaces across the town have continued to operate alongside Keep in Touch. 

Fresh Start has also taken place and new members join the team as well. 

The Christians Against Poverty (CAP) debt centre team has also had a busy year. There was a change in the members of the team and now they are a full team who are working with clients across all the communities in Weymouth and Portland to help them work their way out of debt and manage their money. A large number of clients went debt free last year. Clients were also invited to come together for social events with speakers and a meal which were well received and attended. 

In June the Archbishop of Canterbury came to Weymouth and Portland for the weekend and as part of the schedule Refresh arranged a display of all the social action groups that Refresh is responsible for and many that are ‘friends of Refresh’. Many people visited it and the Archbishop took some time to talk with those who work for the different projects. 

The church leaders have continued to meet monthly in person over breakfast to support each other and a full morning of discussion took place in the autumn. There have also been opportunities for children’s and youth workers in the town to come together over breakfast to share their experiences and challenges and support each other. A large crowd from across the churches came together for the Good Friday walk of witness and act of worship in the town centre. Groups of people from across the churches also took part in the South West Awake prayer initiative along the coastal path in May. 



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CAP Banks & cash
21.243.Q13
340.44 21583.47
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20414.41
203.44
1021.90
349.87
1568.09
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23557.71
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320.00
2914.75
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3234.75
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14781.50
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15811.04
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2351.CQ
572.84
215.00
220.00
180.00
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2351.00
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