Nightsafe Chief Executive Jan Larkin has returned to work following cancer treatment with a renewed passion for the charity’s mission and a clear call to action for the community to back young people facing homelessness.
A homeless charity is set to benefit from a donation of solar panels worth £8,000 from a generous local business – which will reduce their electricity bills by up to 30% at one of their housing projects.
Local youth homeless charity Nightsafe has once again been recognised for its life-changing work supporting vulnerable young people, following a detailed re-evaluation for the Investing in Children membership award.
Nightsafe has welcomed a new chair to the charity’s board of trustees – Tim Barlow. Tim, who works for the NHS Counter Fraud Authority, as well as being a director at 3B Risk Group Limited, plans to draw on his skills set by bringing a structured approach in supporting the excellent work the charity does across Blackburn and Darwen.
We are delighted to announce that Nightsafe has achieved the prestigious Investors I People accreditation, a testament to our commitment to supporting and developing our incredible team.
Blackburn Rovers Community Trust will be working in collaboration with Nightsafe, a local charity that supports homeless people within the borough, to host ‘The Big Sleep Out 2022’ on Friday 18th November at Ewood Park! The Big Sleep Out 2022 is to raise awareness and highlight the important issues surrounding homelessness in Blackburn, and participants will spend one night sleeping on the concourse and the stand of the Darwen End at Ewood. This will mark the first time since 2018 that the event will take place. Supporters, community organisations and local businesses are all encouraged to participate and experience the [...]
We are delighted to announce that Charlotte Knowles and Elektec have joined the Nightsafe family as Patrons. Elektec is a family run business providing electrical services for commercial and industrial organisations throughout the North West. Elektec was established in October 2017 and is based in Darwen, Lancashire. Charlotte co-owns the business with her husband Carl and is the Finance & Business Communications Manager. Elektec aims to provide excellent customer service, high quality electrical services and to make a positive difference within society. We met up with Charlotte when she popped in to see Nightsafe CEO Jan Larkin WHY DID YOU [...]
We are delighted to announce that Debbi Dawson has become a Nightsafe Patron. Motivated, enthusiastic, and passionate by her own admissions, Debbi has been supporting and promoting Nightsafe for several years, in fact last year, along with her fabulous dog Bella she raised £2000 by ‘Walking 100 Miles in May’!!! We caught up with Debbi recently when she was wallpapering one of the bedrooms in our Anchor Avenue project to find out what becoming a Patron meant to her. WHY DID YOU AGREE TO BECOME A PATRON FOR NIGHTSAFE Nightsafe has always been a charity that’s very close to my [...]
There’s something very special about a seven year old boy thinking of other young people, not that much older than himself, being homeless. And Nightsafe are very fortunate to have that special 7 year old supporting us! Sam Trickett decided he wanted to raise money for charity and after a long discussion with his parents he chose Nightsafe. The reason he gave was that no one should go to bed alone, hungry, and not safe. Sam’s plan was to have his own shop for a day “SAM'S SHOP!” and with the help of Lee Roe, the director of Clitheroe Football [...]
24 miles and 1585m of ascent to raise money for Nightsafe!! What a wonderful surprise CEO Jan Larkin had when she received an email from Barker and Coleman solicitors in Blackburn asking if Nightsafe could be the chosen charity for their Yorkshire 3 Peaks challenge on Saturday 27th August 2022. This challenge takes on the peaks of Pen-y-gent, Whernside and Ingleborough, covering 24 miles in total. Of course her answer was “Yes please!” along with an invitation for them to join her at the day centre to learn a little more about what we do. The team, led by Kamran [...]
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