Grants

Left to right: Alex Compton (Director of Fine & Country Bournemouth), Grant Brooks (Managing Director of Fine & Country Bournemouth, Claire Matthews (Foundation of Hope for Food) and Piers La Fosse (Director of Fine & Country Bournemouth)   The team at Edwards Fine & Country in Bournemouth presented Hope for Food with a cheque for £2,800 to buy 35 pairs of winter boots as part of The Fine & Country Foundation’s autumn grant programme.  The Edwards Fine & Country team met with Claire Matthews, Founder of Hope for Food. The charity was formed in 2013 following Claire’s personal struggle out of homelessness with her three children.  The charity began with a soup kitchen running one day each week, but have expanded and developed to operate five nights per week to help vulnerable and homeless people in Bournemouth.  Hope for Food is run entirely by volunteers, allowing all donations raised to go to van’s running costs,...