Showing posts with label Cutbacks. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cutbacks. Show all posts

Tuesday, 29 November 2011

SVP Christmas Appeal

 
Increasingly homes are finding it hard to keep up their energy bills with many in arrears and with expected increases in VAT and carbon tax set to include home fuels like coal and peat bircketes many families are at risk of fuel poverty.College bills are putting a strain on family budgets too. Wither its homes that are just above the threshold for grants or those those receiving grants for the first time and experiencing significant delays more and more families are coming to the SVP needing to tide them over.Then of course there's the pressures that come with Christmas and trying manage children's expectations. Families are put under increasing financial pressure on themselves. It can often take 5 to 6 months for families to get over the Christmas spend. 

This year we are relying on you more than ever as we expect to visit over 150,000 homes over the Winter months so we are expecting this Christmas to be a challenging time again for so many families around the country. 


Choose a toy to the value you would like to donate and we'll make sure as many children as we can in your local area wakes up with a gift on Christmas morning.







Saturday, 1 October 2011

Volutary Sector letting the Government of the Hook

Hi,
Seeing as it is the year of the volunteer I thought I would contribute by writing about my experience in the voluntary sector. I live in Ireland as the title of the blog suggests where the voluntary sector is very strong. It has especially become more crucial in recent years since the famous "Celtic Tiger" bolted. Some people think that the volutary sector is taking up some of the slack where government services fall short and is allowing them of the hook!!
This is an interesting point I think. What do you think?