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Homeless Winter Aid
Once again as the bitter cold of winter bites, and everybody is a in Christmas mode going to a good home asks to spare a thought for those who are homeless. Once again we reach out and this year focus on the homeless of Leeds in addition to looking after some of our local charactersRead More
Project Africa
In 2016 after been touched by the plight of many Africans living in extreme poverty, for example still having the heart to take in survivors of the Ebola virus, Who had lost in many cases some or all of the family, The trustees of going to a good home property relief charity, divRead More
Another good year for our clients, thanks to generous businesses.
Support for Going to a good home, Hyndburn, poverty relief Charity, has been well received yet again this year from our very generous business sponsors. Donations of new and used sofas and beds were greatly received from Hyndburn business Furnimax furniture Megastore and MidlandsRead More
Ex Offenders Helped & Now Help at going to a good home.
One of our mottos at going to a good home is everybody deserves a fair go. Several clients we have helped as a charity have been ex offenders who have served time in prison and find themselves with the daunting task of setting up life from scratch back in the community. As anybody movRead More
Helping others pays dividends
We were delighted to hear that one of our volunteers Benjamin Malloy recently got a full-time job. After over three years out of work now, the company that now employs him with were highly impressed with his performance and reference from going to a good home. ReconditioningRead More
Our reward is giving back
Try to do something small to help someone every day and in no time the warm feeling it gives you becomes addictive. Going to a good home relies on goodwill to help our clients to improve their circumstances. Nicola, Andrew and Paul have worked tirelessly since the charity was stRead More
East Lancashire life is on the up
As a small charity, Going to a Good Home often keeps in touch and stays friends with clients we have helped in the past, some even have pitched in and helped us to help others in a similar situation. During recent follow-ups to several of our previous clients and friends we have haRead More
One person’s Trash is another’s Treasure
In a similar way to the clothing fashion industry, furniture goes through yearly updates and fashion changes. This is great for the furniture retail industry and fantastic for going to a good home charity. Our aim and focus as a charity is to support people in need or crisis by helpiRead More
Industry professionals help train going to a good home volunteers.
Training day was a great success at the going to good home warehouse premises. Industry professional Mark Ruge who runs a large furniture store in the area came with his leather technician Ian Tomlinson to show going to a good home volunteers how to re-condition sofas to a usable condRead More