The latest from the Printing Charity
“Your support means I can be there for my grandkids.” – Mal’s story
Mal worked in the print industry all his life, starting as an apprentice compositor, setting type for printing. He worked throughout the industry’s evolution, learning about, and working with, litho print, and then moving on to selling printing...
Supporting Emotional Wellbeing 24/7: The Printing Charity Helpline and Samaritans’ Commitment
Samaritans’ Awareness Day is very purposefully held on the 24th of July or ‘24/7’ because Samaritans offer their support at any time of the day. Someone in crisis isn’t bound by working hours, and it’s therefore vital that Samaritans can be there...
World Youth Skills Day: learn skills for now which are also skills for the future
World Youth Skills Day is celebrated annually on the 15th of July. For the past decade, the day has celebrated the strategic importance of equipping young people with skills for employment, decent work and entrepreneurship, skills which will also...
Westminster is Star-struck: the print industry celebrates the Printing Charity’s 2024 Rising Stars
The Printing Charity’s annual celebration of award-winning young industry talent was this year held at the House of Lords on 4th July. Hosted by Printing Charity 2024 President Baroness Morgan of Cotes, the event celebrated the 61 outstanding...
Shotton Mill – a model for employee wellbeing support
“Mental health and wellbeing is paramount to our success as a business” – Natalie Lawton, HR Advisor, Shotton Mill Paper manufacturer, Shotton Mill, takes employee wellbeing seriously, and they have gone the extra mile to support their staff. We...
Starting conversations about Men’s Health in the workplace
10th – 16th June is Men’s Health Week. This year’s theme focuses on encouraging men to talk openly about how they are feeling, and the benefits that can be gained from this, inspired in part by how King Charles started a national conversation by...
We’re told men don’t talk. Here’s why it’s important to start those conversations
10th – 16th June is Men’s Health Week. The theme for 2024’s event is Let’s Talk Prostates (And Everything Else Men’s Health!). The theme recognises how King Charles started a national conversation by sharing news about his own health problem, which...
Random acts of connection to combat loneliness
10th June marks the start of 2024’s Loneliness Awareness Week. Hosted by leading loneliness charity the Marmalade Trust, the campaign is all about starting conversations about loneliness to destigmatise it, and creating supportive communities to...
“Your help has been the light at the end of the tunnel, really.” Zoe’s story
Zoe found out about the Printing Charity by searching online after suggestions for other potential support routes from the job centre and food bank had come to nothing. At this point, she was struggling both personally and professionally. She had...
King Charles III becomes Patron of the Printing Charity
Following a major review of more than 1,000 Royal Patronages and charity Presidencies, and marking the first anniversary of Their Majesties’ Coronation, we are extremely proud and honoured to announce that His Majesty The King has accepted the role...