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Dubai’s birthday fairies to reach children in Philippines and Senegal

by job19ss | Mar 4, 2021 | Charity

A lockdown group delivering birthdays celebrations to underprivileged children in UAE are expanding to help spread cheer and reach more families in need. Birthday Bliss, an initiative started by Dubai expat Iris Maria, funded the celebrations of eight children under...

“I get to travel without actually travelling!” Sheffield Student Goes Global for Charity.

by joa19us | Mar 4, 2021 | Charity

A University of Sheffield student has launched a campaign to find one person from every country on earth living in the city, in aid of ASSIST Sheffield, a local asylum charity. William Cutforth, a second year Biochemistry student, set up an Instagram account,...

Sheffield shop helps thousands in clothing poverty two months after opening

by joa18iaj | Mar 4, 2021 | Charity, Culture, News

A Sheffield company has supported over 3000 people by supplying them with various pieces of clothing in an effort to tackle clothing poverty. Sharewear was set up over seven years ago in Nottingham with a storage warehouse for its stock and a van for deliveries. ...

Young Carer living ‘in constant fear’ after lack of government aid during pandemic

by joa18hjy | Mar 4, 2021 | Charity, Education

Young Carers have received little-to-no mental health support from the Government in the past twelve months. Thomas Atkin, a 17-year-old Sixth Form student from Sheffield, cares for both of his parents and has felt these effects first-hand. His Mum has Chronic Fatigue...

Man completes mammoth run to raise thousands for Sheffield charity

by joa19ajd | Mar 4, 2021 | Charity, Sport, Top Story 4 - Home Page Picture

A Sheffield dad described feeling like his ‘legs were falling off’ after completing seven half-marathons in seven days to raise £3,500 for charity. Neil Rhodes, 44, initially set a target of £500 to on his Just Giving page but has smashed it with donations now...

Sheffield organisation ‘well on their way’ to raising £10,000 for low wage workers

by joa18kw | Mar 4, 2021 | Charity, News, Top Story 3 - Home Page sub 2

A Sheffield organisation is ‘well on their way’ to raising £10,000 for low wage workers. Sheffield Needs a Pay Rise have raised £5,007 since September 2020. Caty Murray, a 23-year-old volunteer canvasser, said: “We are all about low wage workers coming together to...
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