No one should face winter alone.
We run food banks, fix boilers and answer 40,000 calls a year from people who have nowhere else to turn.
Practical help, the same week.
Every service is open to anyone who needs it, no referral needed.
Food banks
Twelve food banks across the region, open six days a week.
Warm homes
We repair boilers and fit insulation for families on low incomes.
Benefits checker
Find out in ten minutes what support you can claim.
Every pound, put to work.
Figures from January to October 2026, against this year's targets.
A small team and a big crowd of volunteers.
Grace Eze
Owen Wright
Nadia Patel
Every gift becomes someone’s winter.
Real moments from the people who give, help and are helped. Names changed where asked.
What your gift does this winter.
Choose an amount, or give monthly and help us plan ahead.
How giving, and getting help, works.
Ninety pence of every pound goes straight to food banks, warm homes and the advice line. The rest keeps the lights on.
Yes. Monthly gifts help us plan for winter, and you can change or stop them at any time.
Anyone who is struggling. A referral helps, but nobody is turned away on their first visit.
Choose a centre and a time on our volunteer page. Shifts are two to three hours.
Yes. Payroll giving, matched donations and team volunteering days are all welcome.
Need help today?
Our advice line is open every day from 8am to 8pm. Calls are confidential and cost nothing from a mobile.
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