Chosen charity has building makeover
AMAKEOVER has taken place at Halton Autistic Family Support (HAFS) Group’s base in Runcorn.
The organisation is Halton Housing Trust’s (HHT) nominated charity for this year and the facility has been spruced up through a refurbishment programme worth £5,400.
HAFS is a support group who provide families effected by autism with a wealth of support.
This included fun days out, advocacy services to help vulnerable families when dealing with local and national statutory bodies, advice, knowledge sharing and providing families with a safe environment for relaxation and play.
HAFS rely on donations and any profit they make from their charity shop on ● it formed in 2005 and has contributed the equivalent of £200,000 over the last decade to good causes including makeovers and refurbishment projects at Widnes And Runcorn Cancer Support Centre, Halton Haven Hospice, Norton Priory Museum & Gardens and now HAFS.
HHT’s corporate social responsibility officer Cheryl McCabe said: “We have been working with HAFS for nearly a year now and by March 2018 will have donated around £12,000, through fund raising, expertise and materials.
“We have raised over £4000, built and designed a website, developed branding, and marketing expertise on social media.
“It is exciting to finish the year with such an exciting project, refur- bishing HAFS premises.
“We are thankful to Travis Perkins and Noble Construction who have kindly donated materials for the renovations, and have used 45 days worth of Halton Housing employees time over the two-week period to complete the works.”
Every year the organisation helps charities in Halton through a variety of ways including voluntary work, financial support, fundraising activities and event sponsorship.
Keen to provide staff with broad experience and understanding of issues in the area, HHT is open to helping different charities and spreading its support to some of the most financially challenged across the borough.
Projects which could benefit from HHT’s support can email cheryl. mccabe@haltonhousing. org