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Mary Frances Trust Takes End Poverty Pledge

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Good Company (Surrey) is a charity that aims to end poverty in the local community by providing food, support  and advocacy. Over the last ten years, they have seen an ever-increasing number of people turning to them for help because they cannot afford life’s essentials.

They are calling on local residents, service providers and businesses to sign up to an End Poverty Pledge. The aim is to build a movement of people and organisations committed to doing what we can locally to reduce poverty and improve the lives of those who are experiencing financial hardship.

Mary Frances Trust signed up to the pledge. This means that, as an organisation, we commit to do what we can to work towards a poverty-free future in Surrey.

We will continue to:

  • Show respect and compassion to anyone who is struggling financially
  • Look at how our own actions can make life easier for people in financial hardship and help lift them out of poverty.
  • Join in wider efforts to raise awareness and tackle poverty in our local community.

To find out more about the End Poverty Pledge and sign up, visit the Good Company website.

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Megan

Delivery and Strategy Lead: Co-Production and Community Engagement (Leatherhead)

Portrait of Megan, Co-Production Lead, MFT

Megan joined MFT in January 2025 and looks after the development of our strategic priority for MFT to live and breathe co-production. She also facilitates our Advisory Group, and champions those with lived experience of mental health challenges to improve the way mental health support is developed, reviewed, and delivered.

Megan first learnt about co-production as a Lived Experience Advisor with the Independent Mental Health Network based at Surrey Coalition of Disabled People, contributing her own lived experience to mental health projects in Surrey and North East Hampshire after graduating university.

She has since worked on a range of development projects for Surrey’s mental health and wellbeing support, immersing community engagement and lived experience into research and decision-making. Additionally, she is an alumna for The King’s Fund after completing their Advanced Organisational Development Practitioner programme.

To maintain her wellbeing, Megan is an avid reader, journals, and practices Yoga.