Testimonials

Lingfield Local Living

This grant has enabled us to continue with our activities in the local community, helping us to run our lunch club and craft club and provide a welcoming space in an area where there are very few other opportunities for people to meet. In particular the grant enabled us to pay a sessional worker to help with our after-school youth group – hopefully providing constructive activities for local young people. We have had a difficult period with a change of staff and a lot of extra work for the trustees.The grant from BRELMS on top of our other funding has meant one less worry for the trustees during this time, and we are looking forward to a year of stability and expansion!

West Yorkshire Destitute Asylum Network (WYDAN)

The secured income has played its part, together with other grants and supporter donations, in enabling WYDAN to embed this provision as an ongoing part of our work. At any given time 2 female and 8 male destitute asylum seekers have been securely housed and supported, with a number being enabled to move on with their asylum claims.

‘V’ has been in a WYDAN house for almost 3 years. Prior to that he had been sleeping rough in parks. He says, “I don’t know where I would be if it wasn’t for WYDAN. I was very depressed at the time and being offered a place in a house really helped me. I no longer had to worry about where I was going to be sleeping or where I could get food. This enabled me to think about and chase up my asylum claim.

Friends of St Nicholas Fields

St Nicks Green Corridors Manager (previously named Natural Habitats Manager) continues to develop our model of inclusive community-led nature conservation across York, and increasingly the Yorkshire region. Our Green Corridors approach to delivering nature recovery across a landscape scale continues to successfully expand its reach. Green Corridors is formed of several existing partnerships that are already leading the way in their sectors. The work utilises St Nicks’ collaboration skills and experience to bringing people and partnerships together. Together with cross-sector partners, we deliver innovative approaches to tackling the climate and biodiversity crisis. The funding from Brelms played an important part in kickstarting this work.

Leeds Powerchair Football Club

Without the support of organisations such as the Brelms Trust we could not deliver the opportunities we provide to such a diverse group of disabled people. We truly appreciate your continued confidence in our club and the services we deliver to our community.

Teeth Team

We are so very grateful to have received your letter today. We are immensely grateful and inspired by the fact you consider our work worthy of such a generous donation.

Harrogate Homeless Project

The psychotherapy service, Streetlight, has provided psychotherapy to vulnerably housed individuals. Many of these individuals experience chaotic lives and struggle to access support services and build trust. We have worked with individuals for both long term therapy and short-term interventions. The Brelms grant has enabled the development of therapeutic relationships by offering an approach that demonstrates an awareness of trauma.

New Mind Counselling

The three-year grant has paid for the rent of the ground floor counselling room at the base in Birstall. That is the only accessible room for anyone with any physical disability as the premises do not have a lift to the 1st floor where the other room is situated. The client would have to travel to Dewsbury Health Centre or Cleckheaton Group Practice where the project is allowed to use free rooms at specific times – such travel may be difficult for people with a physical disability. This year the grant has enabled a counsellor with limited mobility to volunteer, and over the last 3 years older clients and those with a physical disability have been able to access the service. The grant has provided the security the project needed.