The situation

Most people experiencing homelessness suffer from poor mental health, isolation, past traumas and often addictions. These lead to low self-esteem, depression, chaotic behaviour, complex needs and when combined with the stresses and challenges they face through homelessness it can make it very hard for individuals to engage with the support and healthcare services they need to recover from homelessness.

This slows or stops their recovery and can lead to people falling back into crisis and homelessness, perpetuating the cycle of homelessness.

How will we do it?

We are seeking to raise £40,000 to fund 2 years of Music Therapy sessions, Day trips, Group Therapy, Arts and Crafts and our Allotment Project to provide social, wellbeing, enrichment. These wellbeing activities will improve their mental health, help with recovery, provide their days with enrichment and opportunities to make friends and socialise. These will help our friends break the cycle of homelessness for good and build healthy stable lives off the streets.

Cost	Activity
£5,000	2 years of monthly wellbeing outings for people in our supported accommodation.
£5,000	2 years of wellbeing outings for our service users who are experiencing homelessness.
£3,000	2 years of our allotment project including equipment, plants and extras
£10,000	2 years of weekly support group sessions for recovery of people who have experienced homelessness
£2,000	2 years of bi-annual wellbeing trips for our partner volunteers (service users)
£12,000	2 years of weekly music therapy sessions
£3,000	2 years of staffing and supplies for a weekly arts session

How will we fund it and how can you help?

We are taking part in this year’s Big Give Christmas Challenge, the UK’s biggest Online Match Funding Campaign.

We want to raise a total of £40,000 (including match funding) to pay for 2 years of meaningful wellbeing activities.

We need your help to gain a total of £10,000 in pledges by 30^th August 2024

Once we have raised £10,000 in pledges, the Big Give will then include our project in their online Big Give Match Funding Christmas Challenge, December 2024.

We will then raise £20,000 through general giving and every gift received will be match funded and doubled to reach our £40,000 goal, with £10,000 from pledges and £10,000 from Big Give partners.

Please make a pledge so that we can successfully raise funds to break the cycle of homelessness together.

Please make your Pledge by 5pm Friday 30^th August 2024.

N.B. Payments for these pledges will not be required by the Big Give until January 2025.

We are passionate about ending homelessness in our city. We hope you will choose to support our work so that together we can bring transforming and long lasting change.

If you have any questions about the pledge process please email [email protected] and we can help answer any questions you may have.

Please pledge Now on the Big Give Website