Local insurer’s support for Catching Lives helps build community resilience

NFU Mutual Agents and their staff at the local Canterbury and Sittingbourne agency recently nominated local charity Catching Lives, to receive a donation of more than ￡6,379 from NFU Mutual’s national ￡1.92million ‘Agency Giving Fund’.

The leading rural insurer has launched this fund, now in its third year, to help local frontline charities across the country. ?The Agency Giving Fund forms part of NFU Mutual’s?￡3.25m funding pledge ?for both local and national charities in 2022, to help tackle the ongoing effects of the pandemic and assist with recovery.

To ensure these donations reach all corners of the UK and are directed where they’re needed most, NFU Mutual’s Agents, with over 295 offices nationwide, have been given the opportunity to nominate local charities to receive a share of the fund.

Catching Lives have commented “Thank you very much for nominating Catching Lives and supporting the local homeless community. Our centre opens daily between 9am and 2pm for clients to visit for hot meals, showers, laundry facilities and an IT suite for job searches and housing applications. This donation will help us in kick-starting our garden project by enabling us to purchase a polytunnel so that we can start to grow crops, providing the opportunity for clients to gain valuable skills and improve mental health and wellbeing”.

Appointed Representative for NFU Mutual in Canterbury and Sittingbourne, James Hodge, said: “NFU Mutual has been a champion of rural communities the length and breadth of the UK for over 110 years, and the Agency Giving Fund champions local causes that are working day and night to change people’s lives and give hope for a better future. We’re extremely proud to have been able to nominate two charities this year; The Kent MS Centre and Catching Lives. We are delighted to be able to support the vital contribution they both make to our community.”

For more information on the important support that Catching Lives provide, please visit: https://catchinglives.org/

For more information about your local NFU Mutual Agent in Canterbury and Sittingbourne, please visit: https://www.nfumutual.co.uk/agent-offices/canterbury/

For further information about the press release please contact:

Charlotte Rook, Business Manager, Canterbury and Sittingbourne Agency

01227 451 088

[email protected]

About NFU Mutual: NFU Mutual offers a wide range of products, including general insurance, life, pensions, and investments. These products and services are delivered through our network of NFU Mutual Agent offices, as well as through our direct sales and service centres. With 295 local businesses located in rural towns and villages throughout the UK, NFU Mutual has become part of the fabric of rural life and remains committed to serving the needs of our members nationwide.

NFU Mutual is proud to deliver more than simply insurance. Making farming safer, supporting rural initiatives across the UK and helping to look after the environment are just some of the ways we do that. To find out more about everything we do to support our communities, visit https://www.nfumutual.co.uk/about-us/responsible-business

NFU Mutual’s ￡1.92milion ‘Agency Giving Fund’ referred to in this press release forms part of NFU Mutual’s?￡3.25m funding pledge ?for both local and national charities in 2022, to help tackle the ongoing effects of the pandemic and assist with recovery. To find out more, visit: https://www.nfumutual.co.uk/about-us/the-nfu-mutual-agency-giving-fund/