Stonepillow receives nearly £8,000 from the Morrisons Foundations to help fund PPE, food and extra support workers

A Chichester homelessness charity has received a grant of nearly £8,000 to help it meet the increased need for services during the coronavirus outbreak.
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The Morrisons Foundation has donated £7,834 to Stonepillow which will be used to fund PPE, food and extra support workers.

Debbie Jupe, trusts and grants officer at Stonepillow, said: “We are immensely grateful for the support of the Morrisons Foundation, whose grant is ensuring we can provide key-work support, essential items and food to rough sleepers in Chichester and Bognor Regis now housed in temporary accommodation provided by the leisure and hotel industry.”

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“The intensive support our frontline staff are able to provide to these clients is already seeing some incredible results due to their having a safe base from which to be able to think about change. We hope that the future could look very different for some of these very vulnerable individuals after Covid-19.”

Stonepillow volunteers preparing meals for homeless peopleStonepillow volunteers preparing meals for homeless people
Stonepillow volunteers preparing meals for homeless people

Morrisons Foundation trustee David Scott said: “Morrisons is committed to helping the most vulnerable in our society. We know that the coronavirus outbreak presents a particular risk to homeless people and I’m delighted that the Morrisons Foundation has been able to help fund Stonepillow’s vital work.”

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