We know you don’t find it easy to ask for help, so we'll always treat your application with the utmost respect and with total discretion. Here are some of the people that we've been able to help - although their names have been changed, the circumstances of their applications are all true.
Karen was unemployed when she contacted us. She had worked as a Teaching Assistant but had to give up her job due to depression and coping with the loss of her son.
Denise is a retired teacher, she came to us at the age of 74, when she was being evicted from her flat. She was the sole carer for her disabled daughter, and had no family living nearby.
Angie works in a school for people with special educational needs. Due to a family crisis she had to leave her home and ended up living more than 50 miles way from her work, in a place without hot water.
Jon had a serious car accident and couldn’t work. He needed some adaptations at home to maintain his independence and we said ‘yes’ when he asked for our help.
Sarah was overwhelmed by a combination of different financial pressures when she had to pay for her husband’s funeral so we were happy to meet some of the cost.
June needed support for increased travel costs to help her to retain her mobility after an illness.
Graeme found himself suddenly having to care for his small grandchildren and needed our support to cover increased heating bills. We supported him with this and some other essential bills.