Brown Recycling Charity Fund

Windmills offer compassionate support during a time no family ever wants to face. Their empathetic approach helps children through pre-bereavement heartache of a loved one, helping them to understand, make sense of their emotions and cope with their loss.

Our £1,000 donation will enable Windmills to provide specialist support for up to 30 local youngsters, facing the heartbreak of anticipatory grief, and the pain and uncertainty of knowing that someone they love is dying.

Leek & District Foodbank provide a lifeline to people who need food donations just to get by. They rely solely on the generosity of the community and organisations like us to supply essential items and help individuals and families through hunger crises. They also offer free drop-in sessions through their Citizens Advice service.

Our £1,000 donation will supply around 50 food parcels or 450 meals for people and families in crisis. To get there, it’ll buy approx. 400kg of wide-ranging food and essentials as well as provide supermarket vouchers for the charity to hand out to the homeless.

Staffordshire Wildlife Trust is a truly local nature conservation charity, dedicated to protecting the county’s wildlife and maintaining the beautiful green spaces we often take for granted. Amongst their great work, they run educational days and outreach programmes and carry our essential conservation work.

Our £1,000 donation helps the Trust to care for a local nature reserve for 20 days or help 37 local children engage with nature through play or education.

Number 11 provides 1:1 support for individuals battling a wide range of issues from loneliness, isolation, physical and mental health, debt and unemployment. Their person-centred approach supports the people of Stoke-on-Trent through life’s biggest challenges – helping them move towards greater independence when they need it most. Counselling, interactive workshops and activities are just some of the services they offer.

Our £1,000 donation will resource 75 activity sessions for 50 people to attend over a 6-month period. These sessions will include craft, team building, sports and games and will support isolated people struggling with their mental health, to make connections, support resilience and try something new.

dDeaflinks Staffordshire is a community focused charity providing support for the hard of hearing and profoundly deaf who use BSL as their means of communication across the county. They offer interpreting services, one-to-one and group support and training. They also run regular events such as coffee mornings and sing and sign, and welcome people with all types of hearing loss with open arms.

Our £1,000 donation will fund approximately 16 support appointments, enabling us to provide vital assistance to dDeaf people and their families, including during times of crisis 24 hours a day.

The Hubb Foundation provides holiday activities and nutritious meals for vulnerable and underprivileged children in Stoke-on-Trent. They aspire to develop physical, mental and emotional wellbeing during school holidays so that students can tackle their academic-based term-time with confidence and prepare them for a brighter future ahead.

Our £1,000 donation contributes to activity places and a healthy meal for local, underprivileged children. Each costs £25, so will enable 40 more children from disadvantaged families to enjoy holiday fun and trips beyond their local community.

Stafford Samaritans provides a free, confidential telephone helpline for anyone needing emotional support. Specialising in suicide prevention, stress, loneliness, relationship difficulties, bereavement and financial worries, Stafford Samaritans runs on a team of 50 volunteers of all ages, who all share the common goal of helping others through life’s toughest moments. The branch is small, but no less important for the excellent work they do.

Our £1,000 donation will go towards supporting our volunteers to answer around 500 calls from people who are in crisis or feeling suicidal.

Gingerbread Family Support provides living space for single parents and pregnant women who would otherwise be homeless or are subject to domestic abuse. Their support extends to budgeting, health, training, rehoming and reshaping their lives.

Our £1,000 donation will help provide accommodation to as many as 68 families, 97% of which move on to independence or positive resettlement. It also contributes to the non-funded Activity Club for children, which reduces isolation, and promotes wellbeing and development.

Staffordshire Women’s Aid supports women affected by sexual abuse and domestic violence. Their mission is to empower victims to not only become survivors, but live safely and thrive.  The charity also works to educate, campaign, and raise awareness to create a future free from domestic and sexual violence.

Our £1,000 donation will provide 20 welcome packs for women arriving at the refuge. The welcome pack contains toiletries, hygiene products, underwear, pyjamas and basic essentials and helps a woman arriving with few or no belongings feel safe, cared for and treated with dignity.

Help a Squaddie supports homeless ex-military personnel and their families within the Staffordshire and South Derbyshire areas. The charity provides housing, advice and a food bank service to the disadvantaged veteran community and teaches vital skills to help them back on their feet.

Our £1,000 donation will ensure that veterans arriving at The Russell Aston Home for Veterans with nothing can be provided with essential items like clothing, underwear, and food.