Pamela Wall

Southwark Day Centre for Asylum Seekers - Pamela and Ben's Birthday Appeal

Fundraising for Southwark Day Centre for Asylum Seekers
£901
raised of £500 target
Pamela and Ben's birthdays's Birthday, 4 April 2020
We fund services for local asylum seekers to relieve poverty and distress

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Given these strange and scary times, we've decided we don't want any presents or cards this year. Instead, please consider making a donation to the Southwark Day Centre for Asylum Seekers.

SDCAS is a local charity that has provided crucial life-saving relief, support and education for asylum seekers and refugees in the London Borough of Southwark for the past 23 years.  During the COVID-19 crisis the centre’s vital work has become more difficult, complex and costly, but never more important.

Refugees and Asylum Seekers are a particularly vulnerable group with limited government support. Many are homeless, destitute and have limited access to healthcare. Even before this crisis, they were struggling to access the most basic of human needs - somewhere safe to sleep, getting enough to eat and seeing a doctor.

The SDCAS team (including Pamela's sister, their Treasurer, Caroline McGill) are working around the clock to protect these most vulnerable members of our society. In the current climate, this means innovating how that support is provided - through more community outreach to provide vital basic support, such as food, cleaning and personal hygiene products; as well as leveraging new technologies to help them stay connected to provide information and services.

In light of the pandemic, many of their usual supporters and partners are facing financial difficulties, making fundraising all the more challenging and important. SDCAS therefore needs our funds more than ever at this time.

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About the charity

SDCAS aims to relieve poverty and distress among asylum seekers and refugees in the London Borough of Southwark. Since the start of the pandemic, SDCAS has been providing urgent services including a weekly food bank, deliveries, and a remote advice service. Thank you for supporting our vital work.

Donation summary

Total raised
£900.23
+ £119.00 Gift Aid
Online donations
£900.23
Offline donations
£0.00

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