Community Investment

Throughout the world, charities are helping to improve the lives of children and the homeless. Arrow has chosen to support the following charities in their efforts to change the fortunes of individuals both in the UK and abroad.

Winston’s Wish

Every 22 minutes a child in Britain is bereaved of a parent; that’s 24,000 newly bereaved children each and every year. At Winston’s Wish we believe that the right support at the right time can make a life changing difference to a bereaved child. Your support will enable us to reach out to some of the most vulnerable children.  We now have a firmly established UK wide service for children who have had someone in their family die by murder.  This is also true of children bereaved by suicide – both really tough stories to tell.

“Before Roger’s death, it was inconceivable to me that something so awful could happen to our family. But then it was inconceivable to me that I’d survive it. As a parent you’re supposed to be able to fix everything and I couldn’t; but with Winston’s Wish we did survive – and we’ll continue to do so.”
Sally, mum to Connor and Rebecca; who were all supported by Winston’s Wish following the death of Connor and Rebecca’s Dad, Roger.

These outcomes are incredible, and hidden within your amazing donation are hundreds, of lives that have been changed as a result of your desire to make a difference. Thank you so much to everyone at Arrow Business Communications for investing in the lives of bereaved children and making such a difference to family life.

To learn more about the work of Winston’s Wish, or to make a donation click here

SOS Children

SOS Children cares for vulnerable children affected by poverty, disease, conflict, and natural disasters.  We provide orphans and abandoned children with a loving home and a family for life in our SOS Children’s Villages.  We also provide support to families at risk of fragmentation in an effort to reduce instances of child abandonment and neglect.  SOS Children currently works in more than 120 countries.  Over the next seven years we plan to expand our reach to over one million children.

“SOS Children’s Villages is charity where deeds speak louder than words.  The revolutionary idea and the general concept… for providing orphaned and abandoned children with a new family and a permanent home has had a great influence on child welfare worldwide, and SOS Children’s Villages have become a model on every continent.”
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Brainwave

Brainwave is celebrating its 30th Anniversary this year.  Thanks to it’s many supporters like Arrow Communications and dedicated therapy teams, the Charity now impacts on the lives of over 550 children with disabilities and special needs from throughout the UK and Ireland.

Our growth and regional outreach have been driven by its commitment to bring measurable improvements to the lives of children with physical, sensory, learning, cognitive and behavioural ‘additional needs’ caused by Cerebral Palsy, genetic conditions, Autism and Developmental Delay.  Recognising the impact on families of having a child with special needs, Brainwave has always maintained that parents and carers have a very significant part to play in providing their unique input to each child’s developmental needs.

We are so grateful to Arrow Communications for their support as without it we would not receive such fantastic feedback from our families, below are just a couple examples:

“We had a great few days with you all at Brainwave.  It’s only a week that Ella has been on the programme and already we can see the difference.  We were amazed at how she took to you all and really enjoyed it.  Look forward to seeing you all in March.”

“Our visit to your Centre was such a very positive experience for us all.  You made us all feel so welcome and the individual attention your child gets is second to none.”

Its comments like this that motivates us to provide the best we can for the children we see, but without the generosity of our supporters this wouldn’t be possible.

St Vincent de Paul Society

The SVP is an international Christian voluntary organisation dedicated to tackling poverty and disadvantage by providing direct practical assistance to anyone in need.

SVP’s network of community and furniture shops provide cheap, affordable goods and furniture to those most in need. Some clients, asking for help this year, were donating goods last year, but due to job losses have had their homes repossessed and are now experiencing extreme hardship. This is devastating to the people seeking help and the staff and volunteers who have witnessed the change in circunstances. This illustrates how indiscrimate poverty is in reality.

SVP also operates two Support Centres, in Leeds and Tyne, soon to be expanded nationally, which offer free of charge debt advice and personal counselling advice services, to those who are most vulnerable. This often includes suicidal people, who simply have nowhere to go. The Support Centres offer a range of services including food parcels,  free clothing and furniture,  job training, mentoring, ESOL and basic educational training in literacy and numeracy.