Gordon's New Chair!

Donations here at The Whitechapel Centre are very much appreciated and always put to good use.

Recently we were given a wonderful electric/orthopaedic chair and a shower stool via one of our most stalwart supporters.

A gentleman had recently come on to our Resettlement project had just moved into a property and had almost no furniture to put in it

Along with his he was suffering from various health and mobility issues, he particularly struggled when sitting, and then standing, and also with standing for long periods in the shower.

His support worker Carole spotted the chair just as it had been delivered, and knew that it had his name written all over it!

Carole arranged for it to be delivered to his home address, and along with volunteer Jonathan made sure that it was safely delivered and set up for him in his new living room, Gordon couldn't stop smiling.

When Carole next went to visit Gordon he couldn't stop raving about his chair, he said it was "Just the job!"



Gordon happily sitting in his new chair.

The chair is so comfortable he can even fall asleep in it, and the shower stool took away his fear of falling when getting washed.

Here at the Whitechapel Centre we are always thrilled to receive donations and they come in all shapes and sizes.

This particular story has had a very happy ending, with Gordon's home life being much improved.

Thank you to all those that make donations, and a special thank you to the previous owner of this wonderful chair.

To find out more about our Resettlement Project, or to see how you can make a donation, please visit our website at: http://www.whitechapelcentre.co.uk

Liverpool Students Help Those in Need at The Whitechapel Centre

Students across the city, from Liverpool Hope, Liverpool University and Liverpool John Moores University have all made donations to us here at the Whitechapel Centre.

Resident tutor at Hope's Creative Campus, Sara Devoreux-Ward, contacted us to advise that she had been collecting unwanted items from students, and to ask if they could be of any use to our client group.

When students move on from one residence to the next they often have a surplus amount of home wares that were no longer needed in their new homes. 

The Creative Campus is based next to our Enablement Centre which made us the first port of call when considering who might make use of what had been given.

Sara said, "I am determined to make students more aware of how lucky they are, and also to keep 'charity' local and support those close to my heart."

Kitchen wares and crockery filling our cupboards before they are passed on.

That is not where it stopped however, as part of the 'Leave Liverpool Tidy' campaign organised by the Students Union, we also recieved donations from both Liverpool John Moores University, and Liverpool University.



Donations from Leave Liverpool Tidy

The donations were made up of bedding, food, clothes, and many other household items, all of which the people that use our services are desperately in need of.

No sooner had the items been brought in they were then ear marked for various clients, and boxed up ready to go.
Here at The Whitechapel Centre we are extremely grateful for all of these donations as there are so many people that are in great need.

We would all like to say a massive THANK YOU to all those to donated and collected everything that was given - there are good homes ready and waiting for them.

To find out more about the work that we carry out here at The Whitechapel Centre, and to see how you can help or make a donation, please go to our website at: http://www.whitechapelcentre.co.uk

To find out more about the 'Leave Liverpool Tidy' campaign please go to: http://www.leaveliverpooltidy.org/

A Goodbye Gift From Our Local Branch of Natwest

On Monday 25th March our local branch of the Natwest closed down after many years of serving the community, yet another result of the country's struggling economy.

We were regular users of the branch, and got to know the staff there well over the years, so were very sorry to see them go.

They did however still think of The Whitechapel Centre, even when they were experiencing such a change in their personal circumstances, and gave us a donation of crockery and cutlery for people who use our services.

The donations were snapped up quickly by staff for people that were moving into their new homes, and have nothing to put in them (even a cup to drink out of) and were greatly appreciated.

So a huge thank you goes to Hazel, and the rest of the team from the branch who have served us through the years, and for thinking of how they could help The Whitechapel even as their own jobs were coming to an end.

To find out more about the services that we provide at The Whitechapel Centre, and how you can help, please go to our website at: http://www.whitechapelcentre.co.uk