George* came to Mustard Tree extremely distressed and anxious due to his financial circumstances. He was in arrears, close to £29,000, and as they went unpaid each passing month they were getting higher and higher. George, who relied solely on…
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Mustard Tree Round-Up – The Cost of Health
Mustard Tree’s Round-Up 08.04.22 Jack Barton 4 hr ago More meet-ups both in and outside of Mustard Tree this week. But first, a special mention for Mustard Tree in The Manchester Mill podcast – as Jack Dulhanty sits in on…
Salfordian Spirit
Mustard Tree’s Round-Up 01.04.22 Jack Barton Apr 1 You’d be forgiven for thinking it was an April Fools’ prank, but sadly there’s no punchline. Today, a staggering 54% rise in the energy price cap1 comes into effect, with further increases expected in…
“I am virtually out of tools to help people now”
Mustard Tree’s Round-Up 25.03.22 Jack Barton Mar 25 When Money Saving Expert Martin Lewis utters the words “I am virtually out of tools to help people now”, you know the situation is critical. Speaking on the Sunday Morning programme last…
No Chuckin Our Chicken
Mustard Tree’s Round-Up No Chuckin Our Chicken Jack Barton Mar 18 No Chuckin Our Chicken We’ve recently struck up a fantastic partnership with our local Nandos branch, who regularly donate food to us as part of their ‘No Chuckin our…
Break the Bias
Mustard Tree’s Round-Up Break the Bias Jack Barton Jack Barton Mustard Tree Comms Writes Mustard Tree’s Round-Up Reads On Substack Mar 11 Break the Bias It’s been another busy week across our three hubs, but there was still time to…
How food collections help Mustard Tree combat food insecurity across Greater Manchester.
Laura Burton Mar 9 Jen shares how her experience with Mustard Tree’s Food Club inspired her to use her platform to raise food, clothing and awareness. Jen collected food and clothing for Mustard Tree in 2021. At the end of…
Making a house a home
Mustard Tree’s Round-Up Making a house a home Jack Barton Jack Barton Mustard Tree Comms Writes Mustard Tree’s Round-Up Reads On Substack Mar 4 The price of moving into an empty house A recent Guardian article by Hilary Osborne perfectly illustrated why…
It costs more to be poor
Mustard Tree’s Round-Up It costs more to be poor Jack Barton Feb 25 It costs more to be poor This week we’ve been thinking a lot about the Poverty Premium, where families on low incomes could end up paying over £1,000…
Take a Look Inside Mustard Tree’s Community Shops
Laura Burton Feb 23 How Donating Second-hand Goods Can Help Someone Facing Poverty Mustard Tree’s Ancoats Hub Greater Manchester charity, Mustard Tree, began with a goal to people who were street homeless and others facing poverty access to essential items like food…