To the Trustees of the James Beattie Charitable Trust-
Thank you so much for your generous gift for the Oasis Soup Kitchen.
This will be spent on food for the under privileged in the Wolverhampton area. We have been going now for 15 years in March, we serve up to 50 people on a Monday evening.
The idea of Oasis came one Sunday evening, 15 years ago, when my wife and I were watching Songs of Praise, in the programme it showed a lady washing the feet of t
he poor in a Bournemouth cemetery. We both immediately felt we should serve the poor in our local community with a soup kitchen.
Since we have started we have seen it grow from 7 on the first evening up to 40+. We serve soup a main meal and sometimes a dessert.
We have seen over the years lives changed for the better.
Our funding in the past has mainly come from the Wolves Trust, Express and Star, yourselves plus other charitable contributions.
The Good Shepherd and The Well Food Bank help us with food when they can.
Once again, from all the recipients who will benefit from your gift a very grateful thank you.
Yours thankfully
Colin & Ann Roe
Oasis Soup Kitchen
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port has helped to spread the joy of reading throughout Wolverhampton via the spoken word.’
lverhampton. We provide a range of services for clients: a daily breakfast service; identity building support; housing, benefits and employment advice; specialist help for male victims of domestic abuse; a ‘Connect’ programme to address deep-set issues; practical life-skills sessions, e.g. IT, English, Maths; plus arts, sports, gardening and healthy living activities. The funds from the James Beattie Charitable Trust contribute to the costs of our breakfast club, allowing us to engage with rough sleepers and homeless men in the City. We support them into accommodation, efficiently and effectively whilst also providing a healthy breakfast. Without the support of the James Beattie Charitable Trust our unique range sessions for vulnerable clients would not take place; in a safe space marginalised men engage and develop a wide range of skills enabling them to live independently.
mpton at a key stage of their education by delivering 2 Experience Days, enriching pupils’ learning with opportunities to engage with
donation.This will enable us to offer tailored help and advice to people with asthma in Wolverhampton and across the West Midlands region through the vital work of the Asthma UK Helpline.
aritable Trust has chosen to continue its generous support of Combat Stress. Your recent grant will help to provide community mental health services for veterans in Wolverhampton in 2019/20. The Trustees’ support is most appreciated, particularly when our mental health services for veterans with trauma-related mental health problems, such as PTSD, continue to be highly sought after across the UK. With 90% of our income comprised of voluntary donations, it’s the generosity of organisations such as The James Beattie Charitable Trust that help to ensure veterans can readily access our life-changing treatment. Thank you!
Children at Kingswood Trust enjoy a breath of fresh air, healthy exercise and opportunities for fun and friendship in the great outdoors. They learn about nature as well as develop their confidence and independence whilst on a residential stay or day visit away from their city lives in Wolverhampton and the surrounding areas. Thanks to a grant from The James Beattie Trust, the charity which offers high quality learning outside the classroom opportunities can begin to improve their buildings dating back to the 1930’s through the Trust’s n
ew window and door replacement programme. This will make a stay away from home much improved and maintain the residential accommodation, whilst helping the Trust to become more energy efficient and reduce costs.
of over 30 dedicated volunteers and is a stay & play group in Wolverhampton which caters for 210 pre-school children & their parents/ carers each Friday. With this donation we have been able to buy a set of wooden play panels to make a role play corner. It includes a variety of windows & doorways. This has helped us to create an area for different role play e
xperiences including a doctor’s surgery, a garage, a puppet theatre, a vet’s surgery, a post office & a café. This wonderful area has really encouraged the children to take part in role play as they transform into characters like a shop keeper, customer or waiter. It is a very popular part of our session loved by the children & adults alike.