COMMUNITY GROUPS JOIN FORCES FOR TEEN ANTI KNIFE CRIME EVENT
Youth leaders and anti-knife crime campaigners staged an event in Stoke-on-Trent to talk directly to vulnerable young people in the city about the dangers of carrying a knife and why they may feel pressured into the need to do so. Working alongside Ulysses Youth, the Hubb Foundation staged a summer holiday event combining young people’s […]
HUBB FOUNDATION SEES UNPRECEDENTED DEMAND FOR YOUTH HOLIDAY ACTIVITIES
PARENTS are being urged to plan ahead and book their children on free Summer Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) sessions across Stoke-on-Trent after unprecedented demand saw thousands of places snapped up in less than a week. Bookings for The Hubb Foundation’s six-week summer holiday programme went live last Friday evening (July 10th) and already 60 per cent of the places – more than 16,000 – have been reserved. The Stoke-on-Trent City Council supported programme, […]
HUBB FOUNDATION WINS £4.5 MILLION CITY HOLIDAY SCHEME CONTRACT
The Hubb Foundation has been awarded a high-profile contract to manage holiday activities and opportunities for the city’s most vulnerable children. The three-year £4.5million deal to deliver the Department for Education-funded Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) programme will see the charity co-ordinate 45,000 free holiday scheme sessions in schools and community venues across the city each Christmas, Easter and Summer holiday. It follows the award of £375,000 […]
HUBB FOUNDATION CALLS FOR WALKERS TO JOIN POTTERS ‘ARF CHALLENGE
THREE Hubb Foundation employees are appealing for kind-hearted local businesspeople and community supporters to join them when they step up to the plate and take on their first ever half-marathon challenge. School Relationship Manager Tana Owen, Finance Manager Jo Robinson and Data and Compliance Officer Nausheen Latif have started training for the gruelling 13-mile Potters […]
JCB and The Hubb Foundation Bring Live Theatre Magic to Bentilee Children
The Hubb Foundation and Staffordshire digger giant JCB brought a day of free professional stage performances to the heart of a Stoke-on-Trent community to as the highlight of their second half-term Hubb Holidays scheme this week. The two organisations joined forces with Newcastle’s New Vic to bring the theatre’s Stoke the Fiery Dragon interactive show and fun workshop to Bentilee’s St Maria Goretti Primary School – entertaining more than 50 youngsters. Stoke the Fiery Dragon was first performed to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the […]
DISADVANTAGED TEENS TAKE EASTER CAREER STEPS IN CONSTRUCTION
THE HUBB Foundation and a Stoke-on-Trent construction training provider have joined forces to give some of the city’s most disadvantaged teenagers a hands-on taste of building-related trades. A total of 20 young people from across the city have spent the final days of their Easter break learning in-demand construction skills as part of The Hubb Foundation’s free Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) programme. The free construction taster courses, run […]
RECORD EASTER HOLIDAY ACTIVITIES FOR STOKE-ON-TRENT CHILDREN
A RECORD number of free Easter holiday sessions to spark the ambitions and creativity of young people across Stoke-on-Trent have been launched by The Hubb Foundation. Activities for teenagers include Introductions to Plumbing, Joinery and Electrics courses and an innovative podcasting course along with fun sport and dance classes as part of the record-breaking 10,500 free HAF (Healthy Activity and Food) opportunities at venues across the city. The programme, delivered in partnership with Stoke-on-Trent City Council, will see more than 300 events hosted at schools […]
THE HUBB FOUNDATION SERVES UP HEALTHY COMMUNITY COOKING SCHEME
Fancy learning how to cook budget-friendly healthy meals and get a free air fryer to take home too? The Hubb Foundation is running free Hubb Pots Cook and Eat community cooking demonstrations at venues across the city and inviting families on a tight budget to come along, learn new skills and take away a free […]
HUBB FOUNDATION AND JCB LAUNCH £375,000 HALF-TERM PARTNERSHIP
STOKE-ON-TRENT charity The Hubb Foundation and Staffordshire digger giant JCB have this week launched a unique partnership to ensure thousands of vulnerable children across the city have free half-term holiday activities throughout the year. The three-year £375,000 partnership will fund 1,000 activity places every half term in February, May and October at up to 35 […]
Helping Families Cook Well for Less
Hubb Pots Cook & Eat is about more than cooking. It’s about sharing skills, building confidence, and bringing people together around food. As the Hubb Pots project continues to evolve, we remain committed to supporting families not just through difficult times, but towards a healthier and more confident future. A Project That Keeps Growing Our […]