We're delighted to announce we've been awarded a 5-star food hygiene rating once again

Our Avril and the 5-star certificate

The women and young people we support here at the New Futures Project deserve the very best.

They drop by our office in London Road for all kinds of reasons - to attend counselling, to receive practical support from our team of student social workers or for an appointment with their alcohol or drug adviser.

Some come here simply for the good company, a change of clothes and a bite to eat. A break from the harsh realities of life outside this building, if you like.

So, it is absolutely essential we get the basics right in everything we do and in every service we offer, including the preparation and storage of the food we serve to them.

Well, we are very proud to announce that we've had the hygiene inspectors in for our latest check-up and they have once again awarded us a level 5 Food Standards Agency certificate - the best ranking you can get.

Helen Sharp, fundraising, events and PR manager at the New Futures Project, said: "Everything here at New Futures is about teamwork and making sure that we always provide the women who come here with the very best."

Avril Lewis, our crisis intervention worker, added: "It was a great team effort to get the 5 star certificate again. It means a lot to us and demonstrates our commitment to the women we support here."

The New Futures Project offers 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.