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It is with great sadness that we heard of the passing of Mick Scrimshaw on Wednesday 27th July 2022 after a battle with Cancer. Mick was a Trustee Chair and friend of KCU for over twenty five years. We are so proud that Mick was such...

We are recruiting volunteers for both KCU Shops. To find out what roles are available and download an application form please click here ...

  KCU courses return to the Education and Learning Centre! Since we closed the doors of our learning center in March 2020 due to covid-19 restrictions things have been pretty quiet in the KCU building. In September 2021 we have been gradually returning students to the building,...

Donations of white goods needed! Our Dignity in Crisis Project supports those who are found to be in genuine need. Through a referral only process. Families receive household items, clothes or emergency food support. We are in need of white goods to support those coming forward...

Volunteers we need you! We are currently looking for volunteers to support the running of: Furniture shop General goods charity shop Foodbank   If you are interested in volunteering a few hours a day, a week, or a month to help KCU support our local community. please check...

Amelie came to KCU on the 28th of May to volunteer from her College in France, here is her experience of KCU and England so far… I am a Student of Brevet de technicien supérieur (French HND) in France, I came to discover England, discover the...

Our New Van – Thanks to Morrisons! A huge thank you to the Morrisons Foundation for their generous donation of £20k for us to purchase our fantastic new Peugeot Boxer van. We can now deliver all our food parcels and collect all our donations with ease and...

On Friday (30/08/2019) we spent the afternoon celebrating with Green Patch our partners in the Holiday Rangers project. The Holiday Rangers had an amazing time learning about growing vegetables, feeding the animals and cooking yummy food from the items that can be found in our emergency...

For securing our Food Bank Hub You may have heard we experienced four break ins to the Foodbank hub throughout this year, it not only caused the process of preparing the emergency food parcels to slow down. It also puts pressure on our volunteers who work...

We are delighted to announce that at the prestigious Northampton Community Foundation Charity Awards KCU won The Best new projected funded by the foundation for food with dignity. And Candice Sinnett won volunteer of the year for her work as a KCU mentor/befriender. Candice has...