A charitable foundation has donated £3,000 to The Hive in Birkenhead to help increase their disability inclusion support.
Anna Hamilton product and creative copyrighter at shoe company, Pavers, nominated The Hive through an employee-led grant application with The Pavers Foundation.
The Foundation’s employee-led grant application scheme invites colleagues of Pavers from across the entire business to apply for funding for charities and causes close to their heart.
Anna said: “I have been following The Hive’s journey for some time and was overwhelmed on how they pulled together during the pandemic by creating a stable online platform for their patrons, enabling them to continually access support.
Anna grew up in Birkenhead and applied for the funding on behalf of The Hive after visiting them on one of their open days in 2019.
She said: “The Hive go above and beyond to bring a sense of community in an area with some of the highest levels of deprivation in the UK.
“In such a difficult time, it has provided an essential lifeline to young people who would otherwise be without the support that is so vitally needed.
“I’m really grateful for the grant from the Foundation, I know this donation will make a huge difference to the Hive and its young people”.
The donation will allow young disabled patrons of the Hive to take part in a range of activities in the centre, as well as an alternative ‘Hiveability’ session for those wanting quieter activities.
Dougy Oliver, Hive Youth Zone Inclusion Manager said: “The donation will allow the Hive to reach more young people in their community following the impact of the pandemic.
“We are so grateful to the Pavers Foundation for their very generous donation to support disability inclusion at The Hive.”
Until restrictions allow The Hive to reopen its doors again, the donation from the Foundation will be used for extra resources including weekly art zoom sessions, additional hours of welfare calls and hamper deliveries will be made to those isolated at home.
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