| Morrisons | Ongoing | We have been extremely fortunate to have the ongoing support | |
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| Community | ofAlex, Community Champion at the Leamington store. Alex has |
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| put together many pick bags for customers to purchase and has |
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| given us discount for numerous projects such as toiletries for |
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| young victims ofexploitation and trafficking. She has also helped |
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| us to work with other local charities. | |||
| Croft Medical | Ongoing | Staff at the centre raised funds and individual members ofstaff |
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| Centre- | donated funds. We used all ofthe funds to purchase tablet |
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| Devices for | devices for students at Campion School. These were gifted to | ||
| Campion | and | the children in most need ofinternet access during the |
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| other projects | pandemic. | ||
| The staff continued to collect items such astoiletries, stationery | |||
| etc, used in many ofour other projects | |||
| Sainsbury's | Complete | The store collected food and toiletries during December and we | |
| Local, | Store | used these for food parcels for families in need and also the |
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| Cubbington | supporting | Salvation Army Way Ahead Project . The store then also donated |
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| us again in | food parcels for families at Evergreen School | ||
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| Salvation | army | Complete | The Way Ahead Project provides Christmas dinner for rough |
| Way Ahead | sleepers and vulnerable housed people. They had a donation of |
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| project | turkeys, so we provided the vegetables, desserts and trimmings |
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| Christmas | for all oftheir guests. The meal was served by the project on |
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| Lunch | Christmas Eve |
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| Christmas | food | Complete | We provided Christmas food hampers for families in need that |
| and gifts | were being supported through a community group. There were |
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| various circumstances, including serious health problems, |
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| poverty resulting from the pandemic and domestic violence. We |
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| provided Christmas presents for children who had written their |
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| Santa letters. Many ofthe gifts were funded by the generosity |
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| ofan individual donor. |
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| Butterflies Nursery, Cubbington, collected a large number ofnew |
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| toys for children which were distributed by social workers |
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| Bereavement | Ongoing | There has been an increase in requests for packs again, partly |
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| Support Packs | because Brunswick Hub staff find them very useful and have |
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| made schools aware ofavailability. We have now developed a |
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| pack forteenagers and young people, with the help of |
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| Warwickshire Therapy, that will will roll out to schools and |
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| organisations. | |||
| Bereavement | Ongoing | The group is centred around a group session at Warwickshire |
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| Group | Therapy and is specifically for bereaved parents, regardless of |
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| the age or circumstances oftheir child's death. Some meet |
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| individually to provide mutual support and friendship. The group |
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| is provided from a restricted fund from the Wates Foundation |
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| (applications strictly by invitation only) that we received last |
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| year. | |||
| Fingerprints | Ongoing | Our policy isto fund silver fingerprint jewellery for parents when |
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| a child dies, or for a child when they have experienced a |
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| significant loss, such as a parent or sibling. We have funded a |
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| number ofthese this year and we know that it provides a great | |||
| deal ofcomfort to grieving parents and children |
| BeHappy Day | BeHappy Day | Annual | 1"December is Evelyn's Birthday and we ask people to carry out |
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| acts ofkindness. We lit candles again in St Mary's Church, |
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| Warwick, to remember over thirty children and young people |
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| who have died | |||
| Jack's Shack gave out Be Happy Stickers and cookies made by | |||
| Mia to customers to spread the kindness message |
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| Children' | s | Ongoing | In addition to various acts ofkindness, we put back packs |
| Services | together for different age groups ofchildren and teenagers |
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| being taken into care. Depending on the age, packs contain |
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| essential toiletries, socks, toys, teddies, towels, colouring books | |||
| and stationery. | |||
| We created New Home packs for young people leaving the care | |||
| system with many ofthe cleaning materials and essentials |
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| collected by sixth form students at High's High School, Warwick. |
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| Their collection will allow us to make more packs, with the | |||
| addition ofa few other items such as crockery and towels | |||
| Cool Breeze Technology Services Ltd donated refurbished |
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| laptops for particular individuals |
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| LWS Night | Ongoing | We provided 60chocolate oranges for their Christmas Parcels |
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| Shelter | and food items at other times ofthe year | ||
| Coventry | Social | Ongoing | At various times we provided the Homeless Outreach Team with |
| Services | toiletries and sun cream, and snacks to encourage people to |
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| attend a health check clinic. | |||
| The Criminal Justice team asked for toiletry packs for people | |||
| coming out ofprison, as some have nowhere to go. They | |||
| provided very positive feedback about how this helped them to |
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| engage with people, and we will be restocking them as soon as | |||
| possible | |||
| Horizon | Project | Ongoing | Horizon is a multi agency team, working with young victims of |
| sexual exploitation and trafficking. We provided the police team |
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| with more toiletry packs that are given to young people through | |||
| social workers | |||
| Helping | Hands | Complete | We put toiletry packs together, including some luxury items, for |
| the Helping Hands Esther Project, supporting women. |
| estricted funds ofE4 | 410.41were | carried over fro | m the year ending O | ct 2020. |
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| Source | Amount | Project | Balance to be carried over | |
| Wates Foundation | E3627 | Bereavement | Group for Parents | E1483 |
| Warwick Wishes | E312 | Myton Hospice garden | E259 | |
| Warwickshire CC |
E166 | Rooted in the Community | E166 | |
| Warwick Court Lect | E500 | St Michael's | Hospital | |
| Total Restricted fund | brought forward |
| Source | Amount | Remaining funds |
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| individuals | E2844 | |||
| EWTrust | E3000 | E2447 | ||
| Harry Payne Trust | E1500 | 664 | ||
| Croft Medical Centre (excluding | individual | donations) | E592 | |
| NDL Foundation | E500 | E45 | ||
| Total | f8436 | 3156 |
| project | Expenditure | |
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| Acts ofkindness | f1910 | |
| Bereavement Group |
f2144 | |
| Bereavement Resource |
packs | f837 |
| EWTrust Birmingham | f290 | |
| EW Care Leavers | f263 | |
| Myton Hospice Garden | f58 | |
| NDL Children's Services |
f505 | |
| Christmas and individual |
gifts | f1476 |
| Total | f7483 |