September 2025 Newsletter
August has been a month filled with creativity, community, and care. Our Create & Craft Club welcomed a full table of guests, while during the school holidays we offered free food to struggling families, easing pressures at a difficult time. Our Friday Food Club supported 46 households with affordable food, and 36 people joined us for a welcoming community lunch. Each of these moments reminded us of the power of sharing food, conversation, and creativity together.
Our volunteers have also been busy reaching out to those most in need. The Outreach Team served 35 people in Leeds city centre with essentials, comfort, and dignity, and over the bank holiday they carried out the Leeds Festival salvage, filling three vans with sleeping bags, tents, air beds, and camping chairs to be redistributed to support the homeless. From making and sharing to serving and salvaging, August showed what’s possible when compassion is put into action.
Thank you for being part of it – here’s to more kindness, connection, and hope in September.
In August your donations allowed us to…
A Month Powered by Your Generosity
August was filled with kindness and connection, and with your amazing support we were able to touch so many lives with creativity, comfort, and care. Here’s a look at what we achieved together:
41 crisis parcels delivered – supporting adults and children during tough times
52 free food parcels handed out to families
Supported 10 people affected by domestic violence
62 attendees joined our Monday Coffee & Craft Clubs – building friendships through creativity
We supported 229 homeless people with essentials
156 Community Warmth meals shared – warming both hearts and bellies
6 starter kits provided for new homes – helping people take their next step with dignity
Whether you gave time, money, skills or simply cheered us on, you’re a vital part of this journey. Thank you for standing with us.
We need your help!
This October, Focus4Hope will once again be travelling to Calais to support refugees who are living in desperate circumstances. We are calling on our amazing community to help us gather vital essentials that will bring warmth, dignity, and comfort to those in need.
We urgently need:
• Sleeping bags
• Trainers
• Hats, scarves, and gloves
• Warm clothing
Every single donation makes a real difference and will go directly to someone facing hardship. Items can be dropped off at our Brighouse Hub:
12 Huddersfield Rd, Brighouse, HD6 1JZ
Volunteer of the Month
Linda Taylor
We’re thrilled to shine a spotlight on Linda Taylor, our Volunteer of the Month! Linda has been a fantastic support at Replenish, giving her time, energy, and positivity to the team. Her smile, encouragement, and willingness to help in any way she can make such a difference to those around her.
Linda, thank you for the kindness, dedication, and joy you bring to Focus4Hope. We’re so grateful for all that you do and proud to celebrate you as part of our community.
Business of the Month
SAM Networking
We’re proud to recognise SAM Networking as our Business of the Month! Their support for Focus4Hope has been truly inspiring – from inviting us to share our work at their events, to encouraging members to bring along donations for those we support.
This generosity and commitment make a real difference to our charity and the wider community. A heartfelt thank you to the entire SAM Networking team and all their members – your kindness and continued support mean so much to us.
Can you support or attend one of our upcoming events?
The Joy Of Dressing Up
19th September 2025 | Venue- Brighouse Sports Club
Step into the joy of dressing up with Replenish, where preloved fashion sparks creativity, fun, and confidence. Whether you are exploring charity shops or rediscovering your wardrobe, we will help you feel inspired and excited by your style.
With guidance from inspirational design mogul Siobhan Murphy (@interiorcurve), we will explore styles that speak to your personality, whether bold and colourful or quietly confident. Dress for the life you want to create, in pieces that not only transform your look but also have the power to change lives.
We will celebrate sustainability, reinvention, and community-conscious shopping, while raising essential funds for our charity Focus4Hope, which supports vulnerable local families.
Our headline sponsor (£2,000) will receive prominent promotion, 10 tickets, and a chance to speak. Sponsors (£500) will also be featured in our promotions and receive five tickets.
Don’t forget to buy your tickets!
Fortnightly Homeless Feeds
Even in summer, nights can be cold and unsafe. A sleeping bag offers warmth and comfort when there’s nowhere else to turn.
Want to help?
- Donate a sleeping bag
- Volunteer on a feed
- Sponsor a feed
Craft & Create Club
August Round-up!
August has been a month of giving, sharing, and creating lasting connections. Our dedicated volunteers were out in Leeds city centre supporting 35 people with essentials, comfort, and care. Over the bank holiday, the Leeds Festival salvage saw three vans filled with sleeping bags, tents, air beds, and camping chairs – all soon to be redistributed to those experiencing homelessness, offering warmth and dignity as we head into the colder months.
Closer to home, our Create & Craft Club was buzzing with a full table of guests enjoying creativity and conversation together. During the school holidays, families facing hardship were able to access free food, easing pressures at a difficult time. At the same time, our Friday Food Club continued to provide vital support for 46 households, while 36 people gathered to share a welcoming community lunch – proof that a meal shared is so much more than just food on a plate.
Making a Lasting Impact- Become a Regular Donor!
Are you a business looking to make a real difference in your community? By becoming a regular donor, you can help us provide essential support to those who need it most – month after month.
You choose the amount, and we’ll turn it into meaningful action:
£25 provides a crisis food parcel for someone in urgent need
£60 supports a family of four with a food parcel
£100 supplies vital essentials to someone facing homelessness
£250 funds a full home starter kit for someone moving into safe accommodation
No matter the size of your contribution, your support helps us bring hope, dignity, and relief to people across our community.
Ready to make a difference? Join our amazing network of business donors today and help us continue the work we do, together.
Get in touch to find out how you can become a regular donor.
Upcoming Events at Focus4Hope
As always, we have a number of event taking place across West Yorkshire, including Afternoon Tea meetups, Reminiscent Cinema events, Craft Clubs, Winter Warmer Cafés, and Homeless Feeds. These gatherings provide a great way to connect with the community while supporting those in need.