The HIV Support team are aware of the financial hardship and poverty many people with HIV face and how this can have a detrimental effect on health and wellbeing.
The Brunswick Centre raises money and receives donations for its welfare fund with the aim of reducing the effects of financial hardship and poverty. Small grants can be accessed by people who live in Calderdale and Kirklees who are living with HIV and are experiencing financial hardship and poverty. These grants are typically small and are designed not for long-term support but to assist service users in the short term. Whilst this is not a crisis fund, emergency payments can be made to service users who are experiencing sudden and unexpected financial hardship. We are also able to provide personal hygiene products and food vouchers to people who have no income or recourse to public funds.
Staff are also skilled in accessing external hardship funds for individual service users and can obtain funding for a variety of items. We are also a referring agency for the Terrence Higgins Trust Hardship Fund.
Cost Effective Healthy Meals
Thanks to a grant from the Third Sector Leaders Kirklees (TSL), Supporting people in crisis grant, we were able to produce a video which shows how to cook delicious and nutritious meals that are easy to prepare and do not cost much to produce.
You can watch the video here:
Managing your Finances
Thanks to a grant from the Third Sector Leaders Kirklees (TSL), Supporting people in crisis grant, we were able to produce a video which shows how to keep on top of your finances, how to create and manage your own budget, and all in five easy steps.
You can watch the video here:
"This is great, thanks so much for your hard work on my behalf, I really appreciate it."
Service user feedback re. food budget