In 2019, the North West of England recorded the highest regional increase in levels of rough sleeping since 2010; a staggering 249% rise (Homeless Link, Feb 2020). In 2020, The Museum of Homelessness recorded 976 deaths across the UK; a 37% increase in fatalities reported in 2019.
The Change Liverpool: End Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Fund is supporting the crucial work of public and charitable agencies in ending homelessness across the Liverpool City Region.
Support centres and charities can help make your money go further. They work tirelessly to calculate how best to use donations effectively to help as many rough sleepers as they possibly can.
£1 given to a rough sleeper on the street might buy them a snack, whereas £1 given to a support network can provide two freshly cooked breakfasts, making your pound go further.
Here are some examples of what your donations could achieve:
Could pay for lunch when attending training or support activities
Could pay for a 1-day travel pass for travelling to interviews, appointments or training
Could pay for a basic phone and credit to help with engagement and support
Could pay for heating and warm showers for a week
Could pay for skills support employment and life skills support
Could pay for job kit interviews preparation, clothing and travel to get started in work
Could pay for a housing starter pack goods to get someone up and running in their house
*The Community Foundation for Merseyside, which has distributed more than £44million to grassroots community causes over 22 years, is managing all donations received, working in partnership with Liverpool Parish Church and Liverpool BID Company. Additional expertise and guidance on the allocation of funds is being provided by Crisis (Merseyside), The Whitechapel Centre and Street Support Liverpool.
* Charities pay a small fee for our service. Find out how much it is and what we do for it.
