Struggling households urged to make use of low value store | EUROtoday

Volunteers at a group store which affords important objects to struggling households are encouraging folks to attend.

Clothes, faculty uniforms, books, sneakers, toys, and kitchenware are among the many objects folks choose up at no cost or a low value on the Honesty Jar within the Grassroots Garden Centre in Henstridge, Somerset.

Its founder, Sam Flounders, mentioned her group of 40 volunteers assist about 1,000 folks a month. The group goals to ease monetary strain by providing a “dignified way for people to access what they need”, Ms Flounders mentioned.

“You can take anything that we have that you would like to rehome, we would just like a voluntary contribution in the jar,” she added.

The reuse venue encourages folks to donate issues they’re now not utilizing.

“We have two metric tonnes (2,000 kg) of items donated to us each week and we need to find homes for that stuff rather than it go to landfill,” Ms Flounders mentioned.

The non-for-profit organisation goals to assist these navigating tough circumstances, corresponding to new mother and father, jobseekers, or younger folks organising impartial lives.

Ms Flounders mentioned: “We don’t want anything that’s broken, we’re just looking for re-useable items that people can take home straightaway.”

Lisamarie Canning, from Honesty Jar, added that “without the continued support of our communities from fundraising events, donations, and volunteering, we wouldn’t be able to continue the vital support we provide to those in need”.

“They are the reason the Honesty Jar continues to thrive,” she mentioned.