Handcrafted

THANK YOU for £5000! We are halfway to our target of £10,000 to build a community cafe with only 8 days to go until the end of our crowdfunder!! Here is a glimpse into the space we want to transform. Donate today: bit.ly/Handcraftedcro… #Charity #community #NorthEast

Our Crowfunder is now live! We need to raise £10,000 to build a Community Cafe, which will provide people with training, community services, a food bank and volunteering opportunities . Donate today at: handcrafted.org.uk/shakespeare-pu… #charity #donate #gateshead

We are celebrating 10 years of Handcrafted working to give people a hope and a future! We are excited for our upcoming crowdfunding event which is aiming to raise £10,000 for a new Community Cafe in Gateshead.

(Part 3/3) We look forward to this new chapter within Handcrafted's history, empowering many more people to turn their own lives around! To read the full Strategic Plan go to: handcrafted.org.uk/about-us/strat… #charity #strategy #Growth

(Part 2/3) The Strategic Plan was put together based on feedback that we have collected from both staff and trainees. Together we have come up with 4 main objectives for the future of Handcrafted. #charity #strategy #Growth

(Part 1/3) We are excited to announce the launch of our 5 Year Strategic Plan! As a charity we have experienced tremendous growth throughout the pandemic, which pushed us to think through the past, present & future of Handcrafted. #charity #strategy #Growth

We're recruiting! Come and join our team in Gateshead as a Support Worker. It will be amazing! Check our website for how to apply for this post: handcrafted.org.uk/vacancies/ #CharityJobs #Gateshead #northeastjobs

.@HandcraftedDHM make the very best of things, but the tiny converted toilet and workshop area just wasn't big enough! Thanks to our investors, we have been able to purchase this new amazing facility that is going to be used to help many more people!

Join the team at our Gateshead Hub as a Support Worker: get alongside some fantastic people and make a big difference. We promise no two days will be the same! Check our website for how to apply for this post: handcrafted.org.uk/vacancies/ #charitytuesday #CharityJobs #NorthEast

The Handcrafted Hoodie: "carbon neutral, #organic cotton, #fairwear certified, hand printed with vegan ink in our workshop by people who are turning their lives around to set up their own jobs and enterprises." handcrafted.org.uk/a-hoodie-and-a… #socialenterprise #Charity

Our hoodies are now on sale, and you can get yours here: handcrafted.org.uk/product/the-ha… Check out this video where we had a visit from Newcastle Hall of Fame Footballer Shola Ameobi to kick off our new project: screen-printing! #hope #EthicalGiving #UKCharityWeek

This epic guitar, made and gifted to us by our trainees, is for sale! Check it out being put through it’s paces in the video below, and send as an offer via DM. Whoever makes the highest bid will take it home! #guitar #ForSale #handmade #handmadeguitar

Today Emily (Business Development Officer) is attending the @HomelessLink #EveryoneInForGood online conference - looking forward to working with others to think about how to best serve people as we recover from the effects of Covid-19

#PositivityAndHardWork August issue of #Prison newspaper @InsideTimeUK featuring @LeeMarriner. Read how the “good times” ended, realising your true friends, how exercise helped with positivity and the charities @junction_42 @HandcraftedDHM @REfUSE_cic who supported #InsideAndOut

The deadline for applications for our Care Leavers Support Co-ordinator post is this Thursday (13th August). Visit our website for details and to get your recruitment pack asap! handcrafted.org.uk/opportunities/ #charityjobs #supportwork #recruitment

A solid effort from the #Gateshead Maker's Space: This week trainees have mostly been experimenting with #cement. We like to mix things up a bit and make concrete progress with interesting materials. This heavy-duty table lamp and stool really paves the way. #makers #creativity

Our partner Liaison, Christa just visited our amazing partner @HandcraftedDHM who we just completed another house for last week! She went to 3 different houses and in each one a tenant had crafted their own bed in the Handcrafted workshop! We think they did an awesome job!

We are looking for somebody to join the Handcrafted team as an #administrator and #supportworker at our #Gateshead hub. Could this be a great #opportunity for you? Check out handcrafted.org.uk/opportunities/ for more details and to get your application pack. #SmallCharityNE #CharityJobs

Our newsletter went out today - we thought we'd share it with you all here because it's such good stuff it'd be a shame to miss it! Have a read of some of the impacts we've made over the past few months, and what's next for us at REfUSE. mailchi.mp/af73ab887afc/l…

"Housing the Homeless Post-Covid19". Our next #webinar, this Thursday at 11 am with Mark Brennen of @Housing_Justice, Pete Cunningham of @GreenPastures_ and Ed Walker of @hopeintoaction. Register here: buff.ly/3cYMp5r #homelessness #housing #love #community #hope