Swap your Shop - 2023

‘Swap Your Shop’ is a fundraising activity enabling you to support a local charity while gaining a first-hand insight into the issues faced by people on low incomes. The challenge is to live on a significantly low food budget for a week, similar to those living in poverty in the UK. The challenge cannot exactly replicate what it’s like to live on a very low income, but gives an insight into the realities faced by people who are struggling right now. If you would like to take part in the challenge then use the link https://bit.ly/JoinSwapYourShop to sign up and, if possible, ask friends and family to sponsor you as you do it. Please email Indi at [email redacted].uk and she will send you the information pack with all the details. If the challenge is not for you then please consider donating to the initiative via this GoFundMe page.

Anchor Project is a small, local charity that has been supporting people in inner-city Bradford since 2004. It is based in St Clement’s Church, Barkerend Road, BD3 and works to support the journeys of marginalised communities, helping and equipping people to improve their wellbeing, skills, knowledge and resilience. Each week Anchor Project runs a lunch and activity session for older people, an asylum seeker and refugee drop-in, two English classes and a wellbeing group,

as well as providing general assistance for anyone passing by and dropping in. All donations will go towards providing a continued programme of activities and support.