Liverpool Charities
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Merseyside Charity Asks People To Get Together And Celebrate Autism Acceptance This April
A Merseyside charity specialising in autism support is encouraging individuals, communities and schools to celebrate autism and autistic people this April. 2 April is World Autism Awareness Day, and Wirral-based Autism Together is asking people to continue learning and thinking about autism right throughout the month, also known as Autism Acceptance Month. As such, the charity is sharing free resources with schools, while encouraging people to hold their own events and fundraising challenges throughout April…
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Two Million Pound Government Grant Announced To Support City’s Homeless
YMCA Together and Liverpool City Council are set to provide twenty homes for young adults experiencing homelessness, following the announcement of a £2million government grant. Aimed at addressing the growing issue of homelessness, the funding will enable the charity, which works across Liverpool, Sefton and Knowsley to support people who are experiencing challenging times, the opportunity to provide much needed accommodation as they experience an increased demand for their services. Deputy Chief Executive of YMCA…
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The Whitechapel Centre’s Open Door ‘Fill A Bag’ Event Is Back This March
Get ready to rummage, re imagine, and revel in fashion for a fantastic cause! Open Door, The Whitechapel Centre’s charity shops, is thrilled to announce the return of its wildly popular Fill A Bag event, this time with two exciting sessions to accommodate even more fashion enthusiasts. Calling all rummage enthusiasts, vintage, and sustainable fashionistas! Dive into a sea of donated clothes from 3-5pm or 6-8pm (or both!). For just £12 per person, you’ll get…
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YMCA Together Supports People Experiencing Homelessness As The Temperature Drops In Merseyside
As temperatures plummet across Merseyside, YMCA Together is urging the community to support people experiencing homelessness. The freezing weather which is set to get worse towards the end of the week, brings further challenges to people sleeping rough with temperatures expected to be below zero during the night. Liverpool’s City Council’s Severe Weather Emergency Protocol (SWEP) is in operation and emergency accommodation is available. The UK Health Security Agency has also put a Cold-Health Alert…
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Local Charity Autism Initiatives Strides Into Seventh Year of Huge ‘Walk for Autism’ Challenge
Autism Initiatives hopes Walk for Autism 2024 will be another fantastic year of fundraising for autism projects across the UK and Ireland. The charity’s annual campaign invites participants from up and down the country to walk 10,000 steps a day, wherever they choose. The challenge takes place across eight days, setting off on March 26 and finishing on World Autism Awareness Day, April 2. The total raised each year helps to fund a variety of…
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Frank Rogers Cements Its Future With New Charitable Foundation To Mark 50th Year
A leading Liverpool building contractor has set up a charitable foundation and committed to donating £50,000 to good causes in the next 12 months to mark its 50th year of trading. Originally formed in in the early 1970s by its namesake, Frank Rogers will officially celebrate an impressive five decades in business by launching ‘The FR Foundation’, which will see it making an enhanced commitment to fundraising each year to deserving causes in the communities…
