An Island charity has launched its January fundraising campaign to help support 100 families – by giving each a £25 food voucher. The ‘Kick-Start with Home-Start’ campaign aims to support struggling families looking after very young children to buy fresh food and essentials. With the tagline ‘From my family to yours’ the campaign encourages Islanders to give a little help to other families during the cold winter months. The charity says it consistently hears from Island families that this is one of the hardest times of the year to stay on top of things financially, as many feel the pinch post-Christmas and as the cost of living continues to rise. Alison Griffiths, Scheme Manager, Home-Start Isle of Wight says:
“At Home-Start we know how hard the winter months can be for families. “The expense of Christmas and the cost of living crisis make January and February so challenging. “Following the success of last year’s Kick Start campaign we want to be able to support 100 families by giving them a £25 supermarket voucher. “We know that £25 will not solve people’s financial worries but it will help parents to buy fresh food, or essentials like nappies and milk and when times are tough every little really does help.”
Laura a mum who is being supported by Home-Start IOW says:
“We are so grateful to receive the voucher for Morrisons. “It was really unexpected – to be honest I had a little cry. It is just so difficult juggling everything at this time of year. “After the expense of Christmas, we were really struggling and knew that there was not enough money to cover all our bills. “We are not a family who would ask for help but to be given it was amazing! Just to know that other people are that kind is very overwhelming – thank you.”
The charity is also asking families to post a photo or video of a favourite recipe or mealtime moment using the hashtag #KickStartWithHomeStart and tagging Home-Start IOW on Facebook or Instagram. You can pledge your support via the JustGiving page and also share the campaign via social media.
Don’t they get enough in benefits
Shame they don’t do I want I do and blag the benefits system never will I be skint thanks
Hopefully you be in prison please leave the kids alone saddo
The ONLY kick start these people need is a kick to find work.
There are plenty of jobs available and IF you were really poor you would work at weekends and evening to feed your children.
But hey, why bother when other suckers will feed them for you whilst you go on social media telling all your ‘followers’ how to get your cake and eat it too.
We give enough in taxes to fund those who CHOOSE to have children, knowing they cant afford them, but equally knowing that others then will have too.
Give to animal charities as animals have no free contraception OR Government handouts to feed, house, treat educate the next generation of takers from society.
No wonder everyone thinks the island is backwards, still have uneducated morons like yourself breathing air.
Must be easy having absolutely nothing bad happen to you and living a completely sheltered life, it’s turned you selfish.
Sour grapes.
This makes me cross. The amount of perfectly good food scattered round communal bin areas over the island is scary. Wake up food bank, people are taking you for fools.