Representatives from Leeds based company, International Personal Finance (IPF) met with local charity Emmaus today to hand over a grant for £2,000.
The grant was given through the IPF community fund, which has distributed around £70,000 to local community projects over the last five years.
Emmaus Leeds is a charity that enables people to move on from homelessness, providing work and a home in a supportive, family environment. Nick Jones, Head of Communications at IPF, had the chance to see the charity’s great work in action, meeting with companions (as residents are known) who work full time collecting, renovating and reselling furniture.
He said: “This is a great opportunity to see how our money is being used to help people out in the local community. We support projects that encourage enterprise and Emmaus is a good example. It gives homeless people the support they need to help themselves and others.”
Stephen Pearson, Leeds Community Foundation said: “Leeds Community Foundation is delighted to work with IPF to support local community projects, often working with some of the most vulnerable people in Leeds. Emmaus Leeds is a great example of such an organisation and their workshop provides work experience for their companions along with an important source of income to support their overall work.”
Ali Ward, Emmaus Leeds added: “Emmaus Leeds is thrilled to receive this funding to help us to buy new tools for our workshop. This will enable us to repair even more items that would otherwise go to landfill and our Companions will learn additional skills from using different tools.”
Caption: Nick Jones (3rd from left) from International Personal Finance presents a cheque for £2024 to the local charity Emmaus. From left to right Stephen McNiven (Workshop supervisor), Anthony Flower and Sarah Millett (Finance Officer Leeds Community Foundation)
