Creative Wellbeing & Resilience

Creativity is good for your wellbeing -  we encourage exploring art and craft as a means to positive mental health and resilience. 

Our approach is influenced by positive psychology, art therapy and the 5 ways to wellbeing.

Crafting for good supports mental health, wellbeing and our environment in various ways.

Nonprofit & Community Benefit

• We generate income from unwanted art and craft supplies, donated by artists, crafters and businesses.
   
• Jobs, young people's work experience and volunteer opportunities are created.
   
• Surplus is given for free to local community organisations supporting children and adults, mostly in underprivileged areas.

Affordable Supplies

You can support what we do by purchasing from our shops:

• Retail shop in The Ridings, Wakefield
  
  
• eBay for Change social enterprise shop
  
  
• Printable activities
  (instant downloads for both crafters and groups to use)

Environmentally Driven

• It's extremely important to us that we're as eco-friendly as possible in all we do, from recycling and diverting unwanted creative supplies from landfill, to using recycled, ethical or sustainable goods and services. 
  
  
• We've diverted 6 tonnes of unwanted art and craft 'waste', potentially from going to landfill, since we started weighing it all in 2020. 

Business for Good

Crafting4Good CIC is a nonprofit 'Community Interest Company' which exists to benefit the community. 

This is also known as a Social Enterprise, meaning we trade as a business for 'good' social reasons, and the more we generate from 'waste' and unwanted arts and crafts, the more good we can do. 

Recent Articles

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1. Action for Happiness: 3 Actions to Try

   Mar 31, 23 08:32 AM

   As we burst into Spring, watch this quick 5m video from Psychologist Vanessa King on 3 simple techniques to make you calmer and improve your wellbeing 'in the moment'. 3 Active Tips: - How and why you…

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2. Free Craft Supplies

   Mar 25, 23 06:57 PM

   
   We give free craft supplies to individuals and community groups in the Wakefield (UK) area primarily, subject to surplus

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3. Positive Psychology Self Care New Ways to Feel Happy

   Mar 25, 23 05:30 PM

   Positive Psychology self care: new ways to feel happy from Action for Happiness

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