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None of this would be possible without our amazing friend Tracey Emin's most generous of gifts - the free use of the old morgue on the site of TKE studios. She has renovated, rewired and restructured this beautiful old building to enable us to use it, and continues to improve every part of it, all at her own expense. And for this we will be forever grateful.

However, we still need more help to make sure we will always be here for the young people of Margate. We want this to become part of the community, for everyone to feel like they have helped improve someones chances in life, to grow and, eventually, find future employment somewhere in our wonderful food chain.

Please read on to see what your donations can do to help right here, right now...

DONATION: £10

Small contributions are so, so important to us. As is involving our friends, family and of course the people in the community. We don’t believe in rewards, but it will leave you with a lovely warm feeling in the tummy. Much like the trainees cooking we hope!

DONATE £10 HERE

DONATION: £25

Quite frankly the world does not need another tote bag. So if you can donate this much we will make sure it goes directly towards ensuring the trainees get the best possible experience at the cafe. And of course it will provide an environment to make sure, for the trainees, it is The Perfect Place to Grow!

DONATE £25 HERE

DONATION: £50

This will help pay for each trainees access to joined up support. Whilst with us the trainees will receive mental health support, help with English and maths and kitchen hygiene courses. This donation will help support us to do this. Thank you so much.

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DONATION: £200

No reward, but a lovely warm feeling... literally. This is a lot of money, but this will go directly to buying much needed ingredients and equipment so each trainee can learn to cook and build up skills that will stand them in good stead in the future. The trainees will be making the meals on that will be served each day in the cafe and will become central to our teaching and give us the best chance of inspiring them in the kitchen.

DONATE £200 HERE

DONATION: £500

You still get nothing but our gratitude! This is a huge amount but £500 allows us to take the trainees on away days to help build their confidence, resilience and team working skills. This is as important as teaching them in the kitchen to help provide a better platform to succeed in future employment.

Donate £500 HERE

DONATION: £1,000+

Probably best to contact us... If you feel like you would like to donate this much then I think it is about time we had a proper chat. We are more than capable of talking for hours about how we want to help the trainees and why it is so desperately needed in Margate. So if you think you will find that interesting and have a spare morning please email us at hello@theperfectplacetogrow.org and we can work out the best way to thank you.


BEFORE YOU GO....

IT TAKES £6,000 TO TRAIN ONE OF OUR YOUNG PEOPLE

I am afraid there is still no reward for such a large sum, but you will be able to sponsor a trainee and make a huge, huge difference to someone’s life.

This will pay for the training of one trainee at The Perfect Place to Grow, and we are looking for 12 very generous sponsors each year. This will provide enough money to allow the young people to work, train and earn a living in a variety of different industries and be inspired enough to find sustainable employment in the future. If you are able to support us in this way, you still won't get a reward but if you ask nicely may well give you a cheeky lunch at The Perfect Place to Grow cooked by the trainees!