Westshield is currently one of the Main Sponsors of Stockport based charity, Supportability. The charity provides care and support services not only for children and adults with Cerebral Palsy but also for those with other learning and physical disabilities, to enable those with disabilities to live a fulfilled and independent life.
Over the past 5 years, Westshield has arranged an annual “Selection Box” collection by employees, which is delivered to Manchester Children’s Hospital and local charities that support vulnerable children and families. Our largest collection to date is over 600.
Woodhouse Park is a registered charity providing a support network for people and families, which includes childcare, community support, breakfast clubs and community drop-in. We worked with Costain to carry out badly needed building repairs, including electrical, tiling and joinery, in addition to donating craft items and food.
Shields House is run by Care & Community Limited, whom support 16- 18 year olds to develop their life skills after leaving the care system. Westshield collected and donated food and gifts to help support the 5 teenagers residing at Shields House.
We also delivered food to the Salvation Army, who were providing 200 food parcels for the elderly, as well as providing donations for their food bank.
St Mary’s Church and Community Food Bank was the first Food Bank to be opened in Tameside. Staffed entirely by volunteers, they offer food parcels to families and individuals throughout Tameside who find themselves in crisis. All food is donated by the wonderful Tameside public and churches. Employees of Westshield donated both food and money to buy food, which was gratefully received by the local Foodbank.
Reuben’s Retreat is a charity based in Glossop. They are a small home-grown charity supporting families of child loss and families whose children are living with medical complexities. The charity was formed following the loss of Reuben Graham at just 23 months old, and his legacy continues to support those facing an uncertain future and navigating tough times.
Westshield employees collected donations for the Christmas Grotto to support them in purchasing gift vouchers for the siblings and children to help those less fortunate have a better Christmas and support the amazing work of the volunteers and staff at the charity.
In conjunction with our client, we were integral in delivering the following initiatives.
Holiday Kitchen: for many children and families on low incomes, school holidays can be a difficult time due to parents working while caring for children, costs for childcare and the increased cost of feeding the family in the absence of free school meals. We supported the supply of the children’s meals through staff and operational food donations as well as company donations.
Real Food Wythenshawe encourages local people to grow and cook their own food. This can be in a garden or community space. Westshield provided plant and labour to create and improve the community gardens.
Youth team: local young children transformed a local breezeblock wall at their primary school into a work of art to be enjoyed for years to come. Westshield prepared the wall and provided safe access for the children.
