Our Story

How it began

We were started by a group of local volunteers who care deeply about the people of Luton and wanted to do something to support the thousands of children who live below the poverty line in our town.

APRIL 2013

n April 2013 the kitchen table at the home of our CEO, Jane Malcolm, became the scene of copious reports, studies and phone calls to schools and families as the group listened to the real story behind child poverty in Luton.

The truth we found is that wherever you live, wherever you are from, poverty is destructive and no child should have to experience it.

SIX MONTHS LATER

Our first projects were launched six months later, providing school shoes for children who didn’t have them, and it all grew from there.

Level Trust is a registered charity, number 1178223.

Level Trust Stories

Stories

Destiny’s Story

Destiny lives with her brother and mum but not her dad, because he’s in prison. At school, she likes maths but she doesn’t like it when other children are mean. She told us, “I only have friends because

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Stories

Farah’s Story

15-year-old Farah noticed that her school shoes were starting to get too small for her.
She wore them for a couple of days but they started to really hurt her feet. Farah comes from a large family

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Stories

Frank’s Story

Frank has had a hard life. The lines on his face and the tooth decay tell it without words. He arrived at the Uniform Exchange with a bag containing his daughter’s school blazer and jumper. Sinead, his daughter,

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“THE LINES ON HIS FACE AND THE TOOTH DECAY TELL IT WITHOUT WORDS”