Written by: Jess Graziano, Communications Officer
Curo colleagues are spreading holiday cheer to people living in the housing association’s temporary accommodation service this Christmas. The Gifts for Good scheme has seen colleagues buying personalised presents for the residents, ensuring they don’t feel forgotten during the festive season.
Kirstie De Beaufort, Colleague Trainer, came up with the idea when she noticed colleague Kai Fletcher, a Support Worker in Curo’s homelessness service, asking for gift donations for customers in need. They developed the Gifts for Good pilot scheme, asking customers in temporary accommodation what would brighten their holidays.
“We wanted to go beyond generic gifts and make our customers feel truly seen,” says Kirstie.
Once they’d collected the wishes, Kirstie and Kai hung tags with the gift requests on a Christmas tree in the reception at Curo’s offices, The Maltings, Bath. Kirstie says: “There was such a buzz in the office as people read the requests and rushed to