Graih Ministries aims to help those in need
An organisation which works to help people who are homeless or in need says it’s seen an increase in the number of people requiring help with energy bills.
Graih Ministries, based at Broadway Church in Douglas, provides a drop-in service including meals and signposting.
You can find out more HERE.
Andy Feather is the team leader – he told Manx Radio some people have got into difficulty after coming to the Isle of Man to find work, mistakenly thinking they’d be entitled to the same benefits system.
And he says the ongoing cost-of-living crisis continues to make things more difficult:
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