CES helps young people go back to school with confidence

Swansea-based Consumer Energy Solutions (CES) has given back this winter by supporting local charity Fath in Families with a £2500 donation to their Cwtch Up Appeal.

Established in 1999, Faith in Families has grown to encompass three community cwtches in the Swansea area. Each setting based in deprived areas of Swansea, aiming to provide help and support to families within the community while also running Wales’ first multibank.

The charity transforms lives across Swansea Bay through its Community Cwtches & Multibank. It provides vital support to children and families facing challenges such as poverty, crisis, and trauma. The wide range of services include parent and toddler groups, 1-2-1 child therapy, parental & child support, outreach work & home support.

The Cwtch Up Appeal supports vulnerable families and children in the Swansea Bay area by providing a distribution of new winter coats as well as food and a safe, warm space, ensuring low-income families can feel well-equipped to start the school year with confidence.

CES is an ongoing supporter of Faith in Families’ work, as they also stepped in late last year to support the Back to School with a Cwtch campaign by contributing to the distribution of hundreds of backpacks filled with essential school supplies to children in need and low-income families.

CES, which has permanent bases across Wales and the south west and has a workforce of more than 800 people, supports customers in energy-proofing their homes to reduce their carbon footprint and ultimately, their energy bills.

Cherrie Bija, CEO at Faith in Families, said: “CES’s support has been invaluable in making our winter campaigns some of our most impactful yet. Providing both these school supplies and winter coats brings much-needed relief to families and builds children’s confidence as they go back to school. We’re hugely grateful for CES’s generosity and commitment to supporting the local community.”

Stephen Williams, Sales Director at CES, said: “Supporting children’s education and wellbeing is a core value for CES. We are thrilled to collaborate with Faith in Families once again to ensure children in our community are provided with the essentials they need and can now feel confident about going back to school. We look forward to seeing the positive impact this will have on both the children and their families, and we’re proud to play a role in creating a brighter future for our community.”

Founded in 2016, Consumer Energy Solutions specialises in providing cost-effective energy efficiency enhancements to residences throughout south Wales and the south west. CES is an approved installer of the Government-backed scheme ECO4.

For more information about CES and their community initiatives, visit: https://www.consumerenergysolutions.co.uk