If you ever needed proof that even your smallest donation can make a difference, ask the team at St Peters Community Wellbeing Project in Bethnal Green how the price of your morning coffee would be enough to mean the women they work with get vital help.
The centre helps elderly Bangladeshi women in East London, many having been referred by their GPs, at their drop-in club where they exercise, work in the garden, cook and eat together. But the cost of living crisis has pushed charges up – resulting in the number of women coming through the door falling by half for the want of a few pounds.
