Thanks to your support, more people are accessing affordable furniture, essential household goods, digital technology and practical advice when they need it most. Every donation and purchase helps create brighter futures across our community. Last month we provided: – 12 households with free furniture – 27 households with free pre-loved…
Last week, we received a call from a housing association about one of their tenants, a single mum with two young children and in desperate need of furniture. A house fire had destroyed all her belongings and she was being moved into a temporary flat, which was empty. Owing to…
A month ago, we received a request for furniture, for a woman in her late 60s, who through unfortunate circumstances, had just become the main carer for her two teenage grandchildren. She had no savings, no family support or healthy pension pot and she was living in a 1 bedroom…
NewStarts is recruiting a paid Van Driver to help deliver our furniture donations to disadvantaged people and those in financial crisis, in Bromsgrove, Redditch and South West Birmingham. We need someone who; a) is comfortable driving vans (up to Luton-sized), b) can easily work in a small team lifting and…
Delighted that another of our I.T. volunteers has found a job within the I.T. sector in Malvern. John was long-term unemployed when he joined NewStarts and has Asperger’s but he’s flourished at NewStarts, particularly with our computer reuse work and one year after joining us, he’s found paid work. As…
We recently surveyed the people we’ve assisted with furniture donations and we’re pleased to say that 96% of those we spoke to, would definitely recommend NewStarts and gave us 5/5. This emphasises that NewStarts; a) provides furniture which is tailored to individual needs, b) delivers it promptly and free of…
Owing to a growing workload, NewStarts is recruiting again, for a Van Driver to help deliver our furniture donations to disadvantaged people and those in financial crisis, as well as collect unwanted, yet good quality household items from addresses in Bromsgrove, Redditch and South West Birmingham. NewStarts is a vibrant…
In the last year, NewStarts have donated over 60 tonnes of free furniture to 350 households in Bromsgrove and Redditch. Supporting people in financial crisis, we provide immediate practical support (furniture & food), as well as longer term solutions such as voluntary work placements to help them into paid employment,…
We’re both delighted & sorry to say goodbye to Dan, one of our I.T. volunteers. Dan had been volunteering with us for the last 6 months, helping to recycle our range of donated computers and laptops.Today, he starts his I.T. Apprenticeship as a Technician, working within an in-house I.T. team…
Since it’s inception, our independent foodbank has donated over 2500 bags of emergency food to people in crisis. Food banks do not provide an ongoing ‘free supermarket’ solution – they are about giving people breathing space so they can address their benefits/finances. Many of those who now engage with our…
