GRASS Christmas Voucher Scheme
Shocking poverty figures reveal that 30.2% of children across Cliftonville are living in poverty and GRASS Cliftonville has teamed up with Comic Relief to help deliver some much-needed Christmas cheer this year! GRASS Cliftonville has received a grant from Comic Relief to deliver £50 gift vouchers to help struggling families pay for Christmas presents for their little ones this year.
The scheme has now been expanded to help those in need in Margate central area.
Over the past 17 years, GRASS Cliftonville has held an annual free community Christmas party for the residents of Cliftonville West, with free food and the opportunity to meet Santa Claus. Last year the magical event was held in the Margate Caves; however due to Covid restrictions GRASS Cliftonville are sadly unable to deliver this event in 2020.
Stephen Darrer, GRASS Cliftonville Secretary, said: “As we are unable to hold our annual Children’s Christmas party, we really wanted to do something to help local families. There are so many families struggling financially at this time of the year and the priorities are keeping the house warm, and food on the table.
“When you are struggling financially Christmas presents can fall far down that list of priorities and GRASS Cliftonville want to help with our Christmas gift vouchers, this is a fantastic opportunity to bring our communities together and show those going through a tough time that people where they live care. We at GRASS want to ensure all children have smiles on their faces on Christmas Day.”
The GRASS Christmas Voucher Scheme will commence accepting application from the 6th November. Applications for a Christmas voucher can be made online at
https://grasscliftonville.org/grass-childrens-christmas-vouchers
Applicants must be permanent residents in Cliftonville West and as of 9th November applicants can be resident in Margate central.
