Our Big Business Appeal: A firm we asked to help us has donated bundles of cool clothes for the women we support

A few weeks ago, we contacted almost 200 companies across the city and county to ask them to think seriously about supporting our work with some of the most vulnerable women and young people in our community.

Mail order fashion specialist Selective Marketplace was one of the first to get in touch to indicate their willingness to get involved.

Just a couple of weeks later they delivered five large boxes of clothing to The New Futures Project home in London Road, Leicester.

The firm – which operates two premium ladieswear brands: Wrap London and Poetry – donated, among other things, a number of lovely summery dresses and pairs of light linen trousers.

It also gave us some winter woollies, which we’ll keep back until later in the year when the women we support are crying out for warm clothing.

Lisa Swann-Davie, who manages our drop-in service, said: “The donation from Selective Marketplace was extremely appreciated as we were very low on donations for our vital clothes bank.

“This service allows vulnerable women to access clean warm clothing and it is continually busy.”

A spokesperson for Selective Marketplace said: “We are pleased we can help, even in a small way, The New Futures Project.

“We have nothing but admiration for those involved in this project and we look forward to supporting them again in the future.”

The New Futures Project was set up more than 20 years ago to support women involved in sex work.

However, we have evolved into a comprehensive welfare and counselling service for women and young people dealing with sexual abuse or exploitation, domestic violence, trafficking, poverty and debt, substance use or mental ill-health.

Call us on 0116 251 0803 or send us a message at: info@new-futures.org.uk

You can find us at 71 London Road, Leicester, LE2 0PE.

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