ALICE (RELIEF OF POVERTY & ADVANCEMENT OF COMMUNITY)

Alice Charity has been working in the communities of Stoke-on-Trent and Newcastle-under-Lyme for 12 years, delivering grassroots support to families (including young people and children) living in deprived areas. 

It can take one moment of misfortune or unforeseen events for a family to unravel. This could be an unexpected pregnancy, a tragic death, parental divorce, mental or physical health deterioration. We pride ourselves on not giving up and on our non-judgmental approach. We empathise with those enduring tough times, we encourage self-sustainability and we also deliver immediate support when urgently required. As a people-led organisation that believes in the principle of ownership, we believe in involving people in taking control of their lives and their futures. Our teams have lived experience of what our families go through and they trust us. 

This is where Alice Charity steps in, with compassion, in a non-judgmental way:

• supporting families (including children and young people) both in crisis and for a prolonged period
• helping to improve health & wellbeing, access to appropriate support
• provide a safe and comfortable home
• meet their immediate and longer-term needs.

Key stats between January 2023 – June 2023:

1.    3,453 Families supported with toiletries, clothes and emergency food parcels

2.    5,822 Children supported with nappies, clothes and toys

3.    890 Individual essential items given to families, including beds and cookers

4.    429 home visits and 180 deliveries of essential items for children/home items

5.    1,173 individual staff visits to families in their homes

6.    2,319 wellbeing telephone calls made

7.    172 Parent and toddler groups 

We support families in such a way that they are better able to identify and help meet their own needs, develop independence and resilience, and participate more fully in society