We were delighted to be able to support three families move into their new homes in March by providing full furniture packages, all free of charge.

With many Local Authorities closing their crisis support schemes, due to budget cuts, its now even more critical that charities like New Life Domestic are able to step in and provide the support families in crisis so desperately need.

Living in Furniture Poverty has a devastating impact on people’s physical and mental health which is why the charity is so grateful for the support and help it gets from its supporters and followers, allowing us to help those in greatest need.

New Life Domestic were delighted to receive a £1000 cheque from Misselbrook Trust this month.

The Trust, a registered charity, based in Eastleigh, allocates grants to charities and organisations which have a material affect within Hampshire.

One of our Volunteers Annie Stelling was instrumental in instigating the grant application, so a big thanks to Annie for her help.

The money will be used to purchase sundry items for the families New Life Domestic supports.

Friday 7th March, one of our Trustees Dee O’Neill, attended a presentation at Xela Group’s Head Office in Eastleigh, to receive a cheque for £500 for New Life Domestic

The company celebrated 15 years in business and as a thank you to the community they donated £500 to 15 local charities, New Life Domestic being one. Speaking with the owners Phillip & Gareth they were inundated with applications and it was a difficult decision to condense it down to the final 15, so we were super proud to have been chosen.

This money will go direct to help the families we support.

A huge thanks to Gareth & Philip at Xela Group’s and we wish them many more years of success.

We were delighted to be chosen as one of the charities to receive a grant from the Morrisons Foundation. The Foundation offers grants to registered charities making a positive difference in local communities.

The money received will be used to purchase white goods and flooring for the families we support.

A recent report uncovered the vast scale of furniture poverty across the country, a staggering number of people are living without the essential furniture items such as a cooker, a fridge or a bed.

A huge thank you to Morrisons for their donations which will make a huge difference to the families who are starting out on their new life journey after escaping domestic.

We are holding our Annual General Meeting on the 17th February.

This again will be at the Master Builder at 7.00 and the general public is invited.

There will be a Buffet so please if you want to attend please let us know so that the catering can be arranged.

Thank you.

January was a busy period for the charity with 7 new cases referred to us. All our volunteers and supporters rallied together to collect all the necessary furniture and sundries needed by these families and we were able to quickly make these families new accommodate become a new comfortable home.

“Thank you so much for everything you’ve done to help set us up in the new house. I am so grateful”

Case No. 6

We were delighted to be chosen as one of the charities to participate in the Co-Op Community Fund.

A Big THANK YOU to all the Co-op Member who chose us as their preferred charity resulting in New Life Domestic receiving a total of £4879.16 in donations.

£1697.58 was sent to us in Feb this year with the balance of £3181.58 received this month.

THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND THANKS TO THE CO-OP FOR FACILITATING THE SCHEME.

I’m pleased to tell you all that we have received an amount of £4000 from the Masonic Charitable .This is to assist us with our work. The good news doesn’t stop there we will receive this amount again in October 2025 and then again in 2026. Total of £12000. Although obviously we have to keep a record on what we spend this on we are not restricted to any particular items. It will be very helpful in our work to help families.

The month started very quiet but suddenly two cases were referred to us. So pleased we were able to help these families and wish them every happiness in their new homes.

We were delighted when this storage facility came up for rent. Its small but it suits our purposes. We will be transferring all the furniture in within the next week. These photos show different stages following items being moved to it.

We are all so pleased.