Herts Young Homeless Group welcomes donation from Amazon's Hemel Hempstead team

Herts Young Homeless Group have received a £1,000 donation from the local Amazon fulfilment centre in Hemel Hempstead.

The charity provides services to support vulnerable people in Hertfordshire, with the primary focus being to prevent homelessness.

The services offered include education in schools, family mediation and support for young people aged 16 to 24 who have housing needs and mental health issues.

The donation will support the charity’s services, which empower young people in Hertfordshire to be able to deal with difficult situations in their lives, giving them the ability and confidence to ultimately find stability and independence.

Mark Keeney, site leader at Amazon in Hemel Hempstead, said: “Herts Young Homeless Group is a fantastic local charity that makes every effort to overthrow homelessness in Hertfordshire.

"We’re pleased to support their efforts with this donation and thank them for everything they do in our community.”

Helen Elliott, chief executive of Herts Young Homeless Group, said: “Donations like these allow us to make a difference in our community.

"Last year, we helped over 2,200 people get their lives back on track and that’s only possible with the support of local businesses like Amazon.

"Thank you to everyone at Amazon in Hemel Hempstead for this generous support.”

This donation forms part of the ‘Amazon in the Community’ programme, whereby the company supports the communities around its operating locations across the UK.

Community donations is one of a number of ways in which Amazon is supporting communities across the UK during COVID-19.

Amazon has joined a coalition of companies, universities, and research institutions to boost testing capacity for COVID-19. Amazon’s logistics network, along with Royal Mail, will deliver test kits to critical workers and diagnostic sites set up around the UK.