Health plan group donates empty offices to charity

Kevin Rogers, CEO of Paycare

A Wolverhampton health cash plan company has found an innovative use for some of its redundant office space.

Paycare has turned over the vacant space at its head office in George Street to charity, The Sickle Cell & Thalassaemia Support Project.

The support project team was originally based in St John’s Square in Wolverhampton, but with the lease on their building due to expire, the organisation approached Paycare to ask if it would consider offering them some space, to enable them to relocate.

Kevin Rogers, CEO of Paycare, said: “We’re delighted to be able to support The Sickle Cell & Thalassaemia Support Project by providing space for them to operate from, so they can continue to carry out the vital work that they do to promote public and professional awareness of Sickle Cell and related blood disorders.”

The Sickle Cell & Thalassaemia Support Project promotes public and professional awareness of the inherited blood disorders affecting haemoglobin, the oxygen carrying substance in the red blood cells. Its team of nine operate as a vital health provider in Wolverhampton offering services which include counselling, support, screening, training and awareness raising activities.

Sutinder Herian, project co-ordinator at the Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia Support Project said: “We’re extremely grateful to Kevin Rogers, CEO at Paycare and the rest of the team for their generosity, by providing us with the space to be able to continue our important work with the local affected communities.

“Most charities are facing considerable challenges, as public funding are making cuts to valuable and vital services for individuals, families and those with long-term health conditions. Kevin and the whole of the Paycare team have been extremely accommodating and have made the arduous task of moving offices much more manageable.”

Paycare, which has been in business for more than 140 years, provides cash plans to help individuals and families meet everyday healthcare costs.

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