Press Release
£38,000 CHP Charitable Trust donation helps set-up resource centre for Chelmsford Women's Aid
21/07/05
Ref: pr 0068
CHP's Charitable trust are helping fund the rent of Chelmsford Women's Aid Resource Centre at 11a Broomfield Road, Chelmsford, over the next 3 years.
This funding has helped to establish this much needed and well equipped resource centre complete with
- Information centre
- Resource room
- Training room
- Therapy room
- Children's playroom.
Resource Centre staff provide advice, holistic therapies, self-esteem and awareness courses, access to education and access to help with parenting problems.
Penny Taylor Board Member of CHP Charitable Trust said: "The work of the Women's aid fits well with our objective of enhancing skills; we are also working in partnership with Women's aid to help improve women's quality of life."
Jean Ferguson of Chelmsford Women's Aid said: "This funding has enabled us to..."
For further information about the CHP Charitable Trust please contact David Cotterill at Prospect House, West Hanningfield Road, Great Baddow, Chelmsford, Essex CM2 8HN
Telephone 01245 613000
Website www.chelmerhp.org.uk/charitabletrust.htm
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Editor's Notes:
Photo: Cheque presentation by Penny Taylor, Board member of CHP Charitable Trust to Jean Ferguson, Chelmsford Women's Aid.
1) CHP Charitable Trust, set up in March 2003 by a gift aid from Chelmer Housing Partnership:
- Facilitates community development in Essex neighbourhoods
- Works in partnership to add value to community based projects to help improve people's quality of life
- Aims to benefit both existing and potential service users of Chelmer Housing Partnership by providing sustainable development
2) The Trust's objectives:
- Providing youth facilities
- Enhancing skills
- Promoting healthy living
- Tackling financial exclusion
