Staff at Vistry Group, Britain’s biggest housebuilder, have handed over Christmas presents to the Essex-based children’s mental health charity, Kids Inspire.
Colleagues from the company’s Central Home Counties region, which builds homes across Essex Hertfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Suffolk and Buckinghamshire, donated a selection of dry foods, toys, and gifts such as books, stuffed animals, and games for the charity’s annual Christmas Appeal.
The items will be given to nominated children and their families across the county who are struggling with the cost-of-living crisis in the hope of bringing some much-needed joy during the festive season.
Kids Inspire’s corporate fundraiser Katharine Loveday visited the Vistry Central Home Counties team at their head office in Cheshunt to collect the presents and deliver a talk about the charity’s work.
Katharine said: “We’ve received over 3,000 nominations for children and young people in Essex who need help this year, and we’re incredibly grateful to businesses like Vistry Group for supporting our Christmas Appeal. Their generous donations will help us deliver presents and festive magic to children and families who need it most.”
Verity MacMahon, managing director of Vistry Central Home Counties, said: “Giving back to the communities where we build is extremely important to us and supporting local charities such as Kids Inspire is an integral part of this. The work that Kids Inspire does to assist children and families across Essex is absolutely essential and with the cost-of-living crisis making Christmas an overwhelming prospect for some, the charity’s annual appeal is now more important than ever.
“We hope that the food and gifts we have donated will bring some joy to families who are struggling this festive period and help to alleviate some of the stresses and pressures they are facing.”
Kids Inspire works to support children, young people and their families in mental health and trauma recovery, offering individualised support through one-to-one sessions to help them flourish into healthy adults who will live full and healthy lives. To find out more about the charity’s work, visit kidsinspire.org.uk.
