The past year has demonstrated the vital importance of grassroots action, community solidarity, and dedicated support for minoritised women and families across Hull. Despite challenging economic conditions, Hull Sisters has delivered life-changing outcomes, expanded essential relief services, and built meaningful platforms for local empowerment.
Frontline Impact Across Our Community
Our core frontline provisions have reached hundreds of families navigating severe hardship, isolation, and crisis. Over the reporting period, Hull Sisters registered and supported more than 600 women and children with bespoke advocacy, well-being programmes, and practical life skills. To tackle acute poverty, our foodbank supplied over 700 families with emergency nutritional parcels, culturally appropriate produce, and baby formula in close collaboration with FareShare Hull. In addition to daily drop-in support, our three major annual celebrations drew a collective attendance of more than 1,000 women and children, providing essential social connection. Furthermore, through focused employability workshops, digital inclusion, and CV mentoring, 12 women directly secured paid employment, establishing long-term financial independence.
Promoting Inclusive Literacy: The Hull Sisters Diverse Library
In September 2022, we officially opened the Hull Sisters Library, creating an enriching on-site resource where women and children can borrow and explore literature. Holding more than 150 generously donated titles, the collection deliberately centres the voices, experiences, and cultures of the global majority. By promoting dual-language reading and visible representation, the library fosters learning confidence for mothers and children who seldom see their identities reflected in mainstream literature.
Creative Collaborations and Community Fundraising
Our community mission has also received remarkable support from local institutions and creative allies. Hymers College chose Hull Sisters as one of its Charities of the Year for 2021/22, raising substantial funds that were presented during senior school assemblies. In the arts sector, Richard Saltoun Gallery directed proceeds from the publication “A Woman’s Place: 14 Radnor Terrace” to our core charitable programmes. Similarly, artist Wilma Woolf selected Hull Sisters as the beneficiary for her December “Domestic” exhibition, generating over £1,000 in support of domestic violence survivors alongside an exhibition showcase in the Houses of Parliament.
These milestones stand as a testament to the resilience of the women we serve, as well as the enduring commitment of our partners, tutors, donors, and volunteers.
