b'LADY GOULD CHARITY ST MARY BROOKFIELD CHURCH The Lady Gold Charity has been supporting theA message from Father Damien Masonresidents of Highgate since an endowment wasFor six years, our church has been proud to created in 1728. It directly supports Highgatespartner with HNCP, working together to serve both residents with grants to ease financial hardship andparishioners and the wider local community. This gives grants to charities such as HNCP to supportpartnership has brought real change and hope for larger numbers of people in Highgate. many people. Between 2018 and 2024, the Lady Gould CharityWe are most proud of how we worked closely granted HNCP lunch clubs with 132,000 in funding.during the covid pandemic helping to support the This has directly funded one of our chefs for thosevulnerable and those in need.years and enabled hundreds of local residents to access healthy food and company.Through HNCP, weve been able to extend our mission of service beyond the church walls, reaching The Lady Gould Charity has also given individualthose in need in practical ways. Whether its a hardship grants to 31 Highgate residents totally morecommunity lunch or a play group visit, we hear than 17,500 that were directly referred by the teamstories all the time about how important our being at HNCP. there for people really is, no matter how small.Grants included: While the partnership faces challenges such as limited resources and the growing pressure ofBedroom furniture for a woman who had recently funding and public services cuts What makes this completed a residential drug rehabilitation hospital partnership special is the deep sense of unity and was moved into an empty flat. The beds meant between church and community, as well as the that her teenage children could stay overnight mutual respect between our staff and volunteers and when they visited her in her new flat.the broader HNCP network. A large dehumidifier and fresh bedding for a single This collaboration aligns perfectly with the churchs parent and her three young daughters, because mission to love and serve our neighbour, embodying their flat had significant damp and mould. One of Christs call to care for the most vulnerable in the young daughters had severe asthma and was society.frequently unable to attend school.A grant was also obtained for a woman aged 80+who experienced multiple health problems to buya high-backed chair to sit comfortably in herkitchen and buy a warm winter coat. HNCP IMPACT REPORT 2020 - 2024 17'