Everyone likes to be appreciated, a warm word of kindness here and there goes a long way! We are pleased to announce that the Brighton Unemployed Centre and Families Project was officially acknowledged earlier this month by local MP Caroline Lucas for all the tireless effort we put into our community support projects and the assistance we provide to people in crisis. She said: “I know that you are on the frontline, helping people claim whatever assistance they are entitled to, signposting to food projects, mental health support and giving huge amounts of time and energy to help those who are most vulnerable in our community.”
She vowed to back up her words with action, declaring “I will continue to do what I can to help the constituents who contact me, and that in Parliament I will continue to urge the government to reverse its cruel welfare cuts”. At the Brighton Unemployed Centre and Families Project we witness the various impacts of people not having enough money and we work to mitigate these circumstances of genuine hardship in the best way we know how.
We, at the Brighton Unemployed Centre and Families Project were proud to be singled out for praise, but as Caroline points out we are one community project amongst a “fantastic network of people working to offer community advice and anti-poverty support”. This means if we are limited in what we can do to help with what you are going through, we will always do the best we can to help you find a service that is more specialised and suited to you at this particular time. We are proud to be working in your interests and hopefully can continue to do so for a long time to come, but it is always nice to be recognised for it as well!