HELPS

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The Printing Charity - Helps

Over the last three years alone The Printing Charity has given away more than £1m to people who have approached us for help.  Whilst this is a massive amount and has made a real difference to the quality of the lives of our beneficiaries we want to do more!  The overriding aim of The Printing Charity is to help more people.  Future developments therefore, are focussed on this purpose.  Rising unemployment and the ‘credit crunch’ means that times are tough and the printing and publishing sectors have been severely hit.  The Printing Charity wishes to continue to focus its efforts on those whose income is at, or below the 60% median of income, in line with the Charity Commission’s guidance on the relief of poverty.  Additionally we will use our Selection Criteria and discretion to consider all applications to the charity in order to alleviate hardship whether economic, social or emotional.

Selection Criteria

You may be eligible to seek support from The Printing Charity if you have given 5 years' service in the printing profession, graphic arts or allied trades such as:

• Advertising Sales
• Book Binders
• Digital Print Companies / Operators
• Graphic Artists
• Ink Makers
• Journalists / Artists / Cartoonists
• Management / Administration and Support Staff
• Manufacture of Binding Machinery
• Manufacture of Foundry Machinery
• Manufacture of Printing Machinery
• Manufacture of Type Setting Machinery
• Paper Makers
• Plate Makers
• Print Industry Distribution
• Print-related Library / Research / Archives
• Print-related Photographers
• Print Room Operators
• Printing Educationalists
• Publishing
• Quick Print Companies / Operators
• Sales
• Stationers
• Warehousing of Books
• Warehousing of Ink
• Warehousing of Paper
• Warehousing of Printing Materials
• Waste Paper 

Additionally you may be eligible if your immediate close family members have been employed ‘in the print’ for the required length of service.  If you wish to query your eligibility please phone Henry Smith in confidence at 01293 649368 or you can email: henry@theprintingcharity.org.uk, or download an application form and return it to us.

Application Forms

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• Application Form
• Guidance Notes

Case Studies

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