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A New Minibus For Focus4Hope
We are delighted that the Freemasons, Brethren of the Province of Yorkshire & the West Riding and in particular Beaumont Lodge (who submitted the application)

By the community, for the community: Focus4Hope expands to meet local needs.
We are in the middle of a crisis and our community is struggling to cope. The fallout from the pandemic and the war in the

A Week in the World of Volunteering.
I’ve been volunteering at Focus4Hope since Feb 2021. It was mid pandemic, my business had crashed as a result, I was without focus or purpose

How to Donate without Donating.
Times are hard, we all know this. Brexit, Covid 19, food prices increasing, utility bills increasing. It’s safe to say that we are all feeling

What does it take for the world to bring change
In the coming months Jonathan Kattenberg of Walking With My Bear will be conducting an unsupported 1,040 mile fundraising campaign, originally planned for the arctic

A Day in the Life of Town Hall Dental
With the current coronavirus pandemic, many businesses, like ourselves, are having to adapt their practices and policies to cope with a workload that changes day

‘Living Shadows’ Art Piece Shines a Light on Homelessness in West Yorkshire
Rees Dance, working in collaboration with homeless non-profit Focus4Hope, has launched ‘Living Shadows’: an outdoor performance project that aims to raise awareness for the struggles

Focus 4 Fun
Building better futures Established in September 2005, Skillshop is a registered charity and company limited by guarantee. The aim of Skillshop is to provide specialised

Maryam’s Story
During our time in Calais, we were lucky enough to meet and help people from many parts of the world, who were more than grateful

Our Journey to Calais
The teams at Focus 4 Hope and Town Hall are back following an amazing week volunteering with the homeless and refugees in Calais, Northern France.

Thank you The Cedar Court Hotel Bradford and LC Vehicle Hire
Thank you to Nicola and her team at The Cedar Court Hotel in Bradford for donating lots of pillows & duvets. Thank you to Andrew

We’ve recorded our song “Homeless Shadows”
We had a fantastic time yesterday recording our song “Homeless Shadows” written and performed by the incredibly talented Emily Kennedy Music with the fantastic folk over at Redolution