Tag: In Kind Direct

In Kind Direct teams up with Primark to provide over 20,000 coats to disadvantaged children in communities across the UK

Stuart Mitchell

In Kind Direct has announced that in collaboration with Primark, over 20,000 children’s coats will be distributed via its network to local charities around the country reaching some of the most underprivileged children across the UK. Lockdown has been a challenging time, especially for families who remain in hardship, leaving essentials such as warm clothing out of reach. As 84%* of charitable organisations within In Kind Direct’s network report an increase in demand for their services to supply essentials to UK families. Warm children’s coats will be distributed via their charity…

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60% more people are now dependent on essential charity donations

Stuart Mitchell

In Kind Direct launches the #commUNITY campaign as a rallying cry in the country’s third and hardest lockdown. Its network of thousands of charitable organisations reported an 84% continued and increasing demand for their services that will deliver a continuous supply of family essentials around the UK. And all this, at a time when 62% of these organisations also reported their income to be down.  Charities, community groups, food banks, and schools are needed more than ever. Since the summer, they are now supporting 60% more people to access essentials every week. Families are…

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Product Giving Alliance launched as charities urge businesses to donate goods and services to help people in need during the coronavirus crisis

Stuart Mitchell

Four charities, Charity Digital, FareShare, In Kind Direct and International Health Partners, have joined together to launch the Product Giving Alliance. In the last year alone, the charities estimate, together, the value of goods and services they provided to charities supporting vulnerable people was worth more than £59m. The alliance is now calling on British businesses to make donating goods and services a key part of their response to the Covid-19 pandemic. In-kind gifts and donations of food, medical supplies, hygiene and cleaning products, software and specialist support have never…

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