Posts in '2010'

On 17 November 2010 Dame Barbara Stocking, Chief Executive of Oxfam Global, visited Ebbw Vale foodbank in Wales to discuss the impact that the project is having on helping people to break out of poverty during the difficult economic climate.

Oxfam’s UK Poverty Programme helps fund Ebbw Vale foodbank. Dame Stocking met staff and volunteers at the foodbank, finding out first-hand how a foodbank works. (more…)

The Trussell Trust’s Restore Winton team have just opened their new look shop to a queue of customers. After much hard work, the team have been blown away by the record sales generated by the refit and are excited that each penny raised will help The Trussell Trust to change more lives. The Trust would like to say a big thank you to the generous supporter who helped finance the refit and to the Restore Winton team for all their extra effort. Why not pop in and have a browse?

On Saturday 6th November, Velizara and Nasko, both 18, became the first residents of our new House of Opportunity in Gabrovo, Bulgaria. Having grown up in orphanages the future for Velizara and Nasko looked bleak. Many orphanage leavers are forced to turn to crime, prostitution and trafficking in order to survive. Now, thanks to your support, Velizara and Nasko have the chance to build better futures. (more…)