More good with Goods4Good

​We are delighted to report on the wonderful continuing collaboration with Goods4Good.
 
Volunteer Alison tells us:
 
‘Herts Welcomes Refugees holds a weekly drop-in session every Friday afternoon in a local church. The drop-in supports a large local community of asylum seekers and refugees, and we regularly have more than 50 people attending. 
 
At the drop-in a team of more than 15 volunteers provides English classes (ESOL), a children’s playroom to allow their parents to attend the English classes, and a support and advice service.
 
Many people accessing these services arrive clutching a few papers in their hands or a plastic bag.
 
In September, Goods4Good supplied around 50 small rucksacks filled with stationery sets, a large number of A4 pads, around 40 substantial drawstring bags, and some general stationery items. This was an amazing donation for Herts Welcomes Refugees to receive.
 
We gave a small rucksack to every individual and every family, so that people can keep their paperwork together and not lose anything important. Everyone was so excited to receive these. We regularly get asked for rucksacks.
 
We gave an A4 notepad to every person attending the English classes. The ESOL teacher has replenished the box of shared pens and pencils that we offer to learners each week so that everyone can participate in the lesson and will use a pack of whiteboard markers in the sessions.
 
The playgroup leader took one set of coloured pencils and one set of coloured pens to replenish the ‘Bag of Tricks’ that we have available for when we need to support children at different venues.
 
We plan to give the drawstring bags with an A4 pad inside to every secondary age pupil, to help with taking their things to school.
 
We gave extra rucksacks and stationery items to three particularly vulnerable families who are struggling at the moment – one single mum with three children who has experienced Domestic Violence, one single mum with eight children who is really struggling with the cost of living, and one single mum with three young children where one is receiving hospital treatment for a childhood cancer.
 
The donation from Goods4Good was absolutely wonderful, and we were able to help so many people. Thank you.”