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Dec | Big Charity Christmas Breakfast Representatives from sixty-five local businesses tucked into a full English breakfast last Thursday and raised £312, which will help MAP fund it’s special Christmas lunch, on December 30, for young people who do not have the opportunity to spend Christmas with family.
Shaun Mary from Banham Graham Accountants, Chairman of Breakaway Networking said: “We are pleased to support MAP, which provides vital advice and counselling for 11-25 year olds in the city and were delighted with the turn out for our Big Breakfast.”
Mark Thair from HRGO Recruitment, who organised the breakfast said: “This is our second Big Breakfast in aid of MAP. Our summer event raised £280 for emergency food parcels. I am very pleased that we exceeded that total with our Christmas breakfast. I work in recruitment and am very aware of how difficult it is out there for young people. MAP really helps disadvantaged young people overcome housing, welfare and employment challenges.”
Dan Mobbs, Chief Executive of MAP said: “It’s good for MAP to get involved with the local business community. Breakaway’s Big Breakfast support is a great boost to our Christmas event.”
MAP (Mancroft Advice Project) is based at The Risebrow Centre, Chantry Road, Norwich NR2 1RF, tel. 01603 766964. The charity supports young people in the city aged 11-25. Young people can drop in, without an appointment, Monday to Friday 1.30pm to 5.30pm. MAP provides advice on housing, access to employment, welfare rights, sexual health and pregnancy testing. It also run’s a young father’s group. The charity receives funding from the NHS, Norwich City Council, Norfolk County Council and local and national charitable trusts. |  |
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Dec | Breakaway member goes “down under”
Angela Gifford of Able Community Care has spent two weeks “down under”as part of her company export drive to engage with the home care sector in Australia.
Following on from last year when Angela went to research the countries home care sector as part of a UKTI Scheme (United Kingdom Trade and Investment) she felt that the expertise in the home care industry in the UK had much to offer an Australian system which currently lags behind the services that are provided in the UK.This is particularly relevant to the care of younger people in Australia where in excess of 6,500 younger people are in aged care facilities because appropriate accommodation and home care services are not available.
Angela visited Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne having nine meetings in total. If the trip proves successful she hopes to be back next year to further her company aims.
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