The Mary Thompson Fund

 • The Fund was established in memory of Mary who died early 2001 in her eighties. She and Father Anthony Storey founded the Justice & Peace Commission. Mary had supported many issues & campaigns around world poverty & refugee rights, & actively supported refugees living in the Tees Valley.

 • The Fund (via its four trustees – including Mary’s sister Trudie) provides valuable additional support to refugees and people seeking asylum living in our community – most of them are forced to exist on 70% of Income Support levels. Some people depend entirely on money and food provided by the Fund.


Every penny donated to the fund is paid directly to refugees and people seeking asylum who are in hardship.

    AGREED CRITERIA INCLUDE:

 • Travel to visit relatives held in detention

 • Help towards college fees, books and travel

 • Exceptional travel needs for school children

 • Emergency food packs when vouchers are not received

 • Furniture grants when moving into unfurnished accommodation

 • Maternity wear and baby clothes and equipment

 • Phone card to ring home when arriving in the UK

 • New underwear


FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FUND, PLEASE CONTACT: MTF, c/o CTU&UWRC 119-121 MARTON RD MIDDLESBROUGH TSI 2DU. Tel. 01642 217447

or http://marythompsonfund.org.uk/