| Biography | On Tuesday 10th February 1903, the Furniture Trades Provident and Benevolent Insititution was founded - less than a kilometre from where it is currently based. In 1911 the name was changed to the Furnishing Trades Benevolent Association - or FTBA. In 2010, in response to the demands of the new century, the charity changed its name to FIT (Furnishing Industry Trust).
The orphange is long gone, but FIT continues to support children whose parents have worked in the furnishing industry. For these children, at times of illness or crisis, FIT provides much needed grants for essential items such as school uniform, medical equipment etc.
Poverty and ill-health can be just as devastating in 2011 as they were in 1904. The charity continues to make weekly grant payments as it did in 1904 to employees aged 60 years and over suffering hardship. We also provide one-off grants for people in crisis, as well as holidays and UK Respite Breaks.
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