The Social Justice Network
A charity working in Kent, formed out of the Diocese of Canterbury. Working in communities to relieve financial hardship through projects and partnerships, including Kent Refugee Programmes and Connecting Canterbury.
Address
Diocesan House
Lady Wootton’s Green
Canterbury
CT1 1NQ
Current needs
M and her family moved from Afghanistan one year ago. She has two children living at home, aged 12 and 15. She has found a course to help with learning English, however to be able to practice she needs a laptop to do the work at home. Through learning English, she will find settling in the community a lot easier. She is only in receipt of Universal Credit which covers essential costs, are you able to help?
Still £175 left to donate
Total needed £200S lives with her husband and two children aged 16 and 17. Her husband has recently been diagnosed with stage three Parkinson’s disease, on top of further illnesses. S, herself has severe mental health needs and anxiety. They are in receipt of Universal Credit which just covers essentials of living, and are relying more on food banks. They are in need of an orthopaedic mattress due to the Parkinson’s and are waiting for a result from a Personal Independence Payment application.
Still £200 left to donate
Total needed £200K has been allocated to this area from London in the last month with his wife and 5 year old daughter. They are in receipt of Universal Credit which just covers essentials. They are quite a way out of the main town, and it is difficult to access shops for general grocery shopping, and also for the GP. K is seeking support to a purchase a bike, helmet, lights and lock to be able to get around and support the family easier.
Still £200 left to donate
Total needed £200N is a refugee from Afghanistan with seven children aged between 1 and 18. She is trying to learn English to help adapt and participate in the community but this is difficult with only a phone. The family receive Universal Credit which just covers essential costs. We are requesting support for a laptop to help with learning English as well as helping the children to complete school work.
Still £200 left to donate
Total needed £200M and her family have been in this country from Afghanistan for 5 months. She has six children aged between 6 and 16. Her eldest daughter has just started a local sixth form, studying for A Levels including computer science. We are requesting support to be able to purchase a laptop to help with her studies. The family are in receipt of Universal Credit but this just covers essentials.