Craft group supports local Asylum Seekers

St. Clare’s Friday Craft Group has very kindly given a £100 donation to Asylum Seekers. The money has been shared between the Mary Thompson Fund, which gives £5 and a bag of food each week to people who do not get any Government help, and Justice First, which gives help and support to Asylum Seekers in our area. Many thanks to the Craft group.
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Help urgently needed for young mum

Help is urgently sought for a young, pregnant Congolese woman and her 18 month old son. This lady is not receiving any financial support and needs clothes for her son and baby clothes as well as the usual things a baby needs. She has nothing and is staying with a friend. So if you can provide any help to this young woman, please contact Barbara Morris on 277358, Gerry Butterfield on 593698,...
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Living on the edge of the impenetrable forest

In 2006 Dr Paul Williams left his job as a GP in Stockton to volunteer in a small clinic in a remote part of Uganda where malaria was a big killer, HIV affected every family and mothers often died in childbirth. “I went to a place with no roads, phones or power. Where would you start?” Almost five years later he returned to Teesside having helped transform local heath services. He...
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Refugee Week – how you can help

The Refugee Service have appealed for food and toiletries to be given to the people who get just £5 per week and some food from donations to the Mary Thompson Fund. St Clare’s has always donated food throughout the year but can we make a special effort to help these destitute people. Just leave goods in the box at the back of the church Any cheques should be made out to the ‘Mary Thompson...
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Helping those in great need

The refugees have been put onto a new system to sustain them. They have been given a card called an Azure card, which allows them to buy food in some shops. They are still not given any cash at all, so they cannot buy at cheaper outlets. They have no money for bus fares, phone calls etc. We are asking them to exchange some of the £35 Azure card for gift cards in Asda, Tesco or Sainsbury and to...
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Thank you, St Clare’s School!

The foods brought in for the Harvest Celebration in St Clare’s School have been very kindly donated to the Mary Thompson Fund, which supports refugees and asylum seekers in the Tees Valley many of whom receive no other support. Many, many thanks to Mrs Fall, and all the staff, governors, parents and children for their generous kindness and compassion.
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