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Now we are ten

By Jon Hargreaves | June 3, 2023

We have much to be thankful for this month, as we celebrate our tenth anniversary of supporting communities facing crises.  Alice Stout made this short video looking back at our journey over the last ten years. Click below to watch.  We’d love you to be on the journey with us, as we look forward to the next ten years – please get in touch if you’d like to hear more.

 

Celebrating 10 years

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