Together, we can help families facing hardship across Northamptonshire.

Across Northamptonshire, poverty continues to shape the lives of far too many people.

Rising living costs, housing pressures and limited access to timely support are pushing individuals and families into impossible choices - between heating and eating, rent and food, or everyday essentials and mounting anxiety. People working hard to stay afloat are finding that employment alone is no longer enough to protect them from hardship.

At Northamptonshire Community Foundation, we see the human impact of poverty every day through the local charities and grassroots groups we support. These organisations work with care, dignity and deep local knowledge - but the need they face is growing faster than the resources available.

Poverty doesn’t just affect finances. It undermines health, wellbeing and stability, limits opportunities for children, and leaves people feeling isolated and overwhelmed. Your support can help change that.

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Why this appeal matters locally

In North Northamptonshire, around 17.8% of children under 16 live in absolute low‑income families.

In West Northamptonshire, over 70% of children living in poverty are from working households - highlighting that employment does not always prevent hardship.

Behind these figures are real families:

• Children without school essentials

• Parents choosing between food and heating

• Older and disabled residents struggling to stay warm

• People in crisis with nowhere else to turn

Poverty affects rural villages and urban centres alike. Through this appeal, we fund organisations across the whole of Northamptonshire, ensuring help reaches those who need it most.

 

How your support helps

The Poverty Hurts Appeal provides urgent, targeted funding to trusted local organisations delivering frontline support. Every penny stays within Northamptonshire.

With your generosity, we can respond quickly to immediate need while also working towards longer‑term solutions that address the root causes of poverty - always centred on dignity, compassion and hope.

With your help, we can fund:

• Emergency food and fuel support

• Crisis and debt advice

• Mental health and wellbeing services

• Support for older and disabled residents

• Community transport and digital access

• Housing advice and homelessness prevention

 

Who you’ve helped before

Thanks to donors like you, the Poverty Hurts Appeal has already made a real difference across Northamptonshire:

Citizens Advice Services Corby & Kettering

£3,000 awarded to support their telephone help and advice line, enabling continued support for people affected by the cost‑of‑living crisis. The funding also allowed the Corby office to reopen two days a week following earlier closures - supporting 4,019 beneficiaries.

The Victoria Centre

£3,000 awarded to help households struggling with rising living costs through weekly food vouchers over four weeks, alongside budgeting advice, energy‑saving tips and signposting to further support.

This funding supported 45 people in sudden crisis and on low incomes.

“Many residents told us that the Poverty Hurts Program made a real difference to their daily lives. The vouchers helped families buy essential food during a difficult period, and the energy advice reduced worry about rising household bills. Several people said they felt less stressed and more supported, and appreciated having somewhere local to turn to for help.”

— The Victoria Centre

Moulton Community CIO

£3,000 awarded to deliver their Winter Warmer Project, providing:

• Daily hot soup and rolls over 15 weeks

• Breakfasts during school holidays, including Christmas and February half term

• Winter warmer packs for vulnerable households

Through this project, 436 vulnerable residents were supported during the winter months.

Help us reach more families in 2026

This appeal isn’t just about meeting immediate needs - it’s about helping people regain stability with support that works, at the moment it matters most.

If you’re able to give, your support will help ensure more people across Northamptonshire receive the help they need, when they need it most.

Together, we can show that Poverty Hurts - but community helps.
 

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