The Fashion & Textile Children’s Trust (FTCT), in collaboration with UKFT have launched a Winter Prize Draw to support vulnerable families within our industry. Read more
Recently, FTCT were able to fund a second grant to help with Susanne's additional physiotherapy sessions, and we are delighted to share with you an update on her progress. Read more
Guests who took part in our raffle at the Drapers Independents Awards helped to raise £8,300. Here's what this could help us to fund. Read more
What do the Crimea War, Fox’s Biscuits and pillar boxes all have in common with the Fashion & Textile Children’s Trust? Well, they all came to prominence in 1853, the same year a group of merchant tailors founded our charity. Read more
Guests who took part in our raffle at the Drapers Independents Awards helped to raise £2,600. Here's what this could help us to fund. Read more
We are delighted to be partnering with fashion accessories brand Just Hype, to offer free back to school bags for our grant families with children aged 8-16yrs. Read more
Last month, the FTCT team got together to mark a new financial year, and also the beginning of the Trust’s 170th year! Read more
On Friday 4th August, ACS Clothing held their own school uniform fundraiser, to boost our recent appeal. Read more
On Wednesday 19th July UKFT hosted their Summer Reception and invited us to host a raffle as their chosen charity. Read more
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Hundreds of thousands of households missed rent or mortgage payments last month - but there is help you can claim, from advice to grants and more. Read more
Stepchange offer free, flexible debt advice that is based on a comprehensive assessment of your situation. We regularly refer families to Stepchange and trust their free and impartial service. Read more
The Drapers Sustainable Fashion Awards has named us s their chosen charity for the event and we couldn't be happier. Read more
With the rising cost of living, we're hearing from lots of parents who are experiencing debt and arrears alongside other challenging life circumstances. StepChange are a brilliant organisation which offer free debt advice and we regularly signpost parents to them for support. Read more
The FTCT will take over UKFT’s social media channels from the 20th of March 2023 to promote our long standing partnership with the organisation. Read more
We're reaching out to parents and carers working at M&Co after the administration of the company was announced last week. Read more
As a charity supporting the children of people working in the British fashion and textile industry, we have so much synergy with the sector. Read more
M&S have given a £1000 boost our 2022 Marathon runner Will's sponsorship, through employee match funding. Read more
Fashion retail's biggest names rallied together to support our work at this year's Drapers Awards. Read more
New to the world of grants? Let us bust some jargon and set you on a path to finding how a grant could help you. Read more
We are delighted announce a new working partnership with LK Bennett, to help give more children the chance to thrive. Read more
Running the London Marathon is a once in a lifetime experience. Find out how our 2022 runner Will got on in this special Q&A. Read more
The generosity of guests at the Drapers Independent Awards helped us to smash our fundraising target and support more children. Read more
The whole team at the Fashion & Textile Children’s Trust express their deep sadness at the passing of our Patron Her Majesty The Queen, Elizabeth II. Read more