Local charities in Havering boosted by £10,000 of Serco donations

Ten charities from across the London Borough of Havering have been given a boost by Serco, the Borough Council’s waste collection and recycling provider, receiving donations of £1,000 each as part of Serco’s commitment to supporting the local community.

The ten local charities were carefully selected from a large number of applications due to the vital contribution they make in the local area, from supporting vulnerable local people to providing facilities for the whole community’s benefit. They are:

• Saint Francis Hospice, which provides free care to those affected by a life-limiting illness and will use the donation to help fund a support group for young children.  

• Harold Hill Food Bank, which provides emergency food supplies to local people facing crisis.

• Havering Music Makers, a musical theatre society, which will use the donation to run workshops engaging local schoolchildren in theatre.

• Havering Mind, which provides advice and support to anyone experiencing a mental health problem, and will use the donation to provide a telephone advice service and raise awareness of the support it offers.

• Romford Salvation Army, which will use the funds to support unemployed local people to move back into work and regain their independence.

• Tapestry, which supports vulnerable adults to lead a fulfilling life, and will use the donation to create a sensory room for people with dementia. 

• Tweed Way Hall Community Association, which provides halls for local community groups to hire for their meetings and events at affordable rates.

• Motorvations, which provides skills training to support excluded young people into mainstream training or employment.

• Brookside Infant School, which will use the donation to improve their food growing space where pupils learn to plant and harvest fruit and vegetables.

• Friends of Cottons Park, which works to maintain and improve Cottons Park for the benefit and enjoyment of the local community.  

The charities were presented with their £1,000 cheques at a special event at the CEME conference centre in Rainham, Essex, hosted by members of Serco’s team.