Hi Everyone,

Thank you so much for visiting my JustGiving page! On Friday, September 20th, I’ll be embarking on an incredible adventure by taking on the Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge for the first time with some of my incredible colleagues.

To prepare, I’ll be spending the next three months training by walking uphill on the treadmill—picture lots of grueling climbs with a Rocky-style playlist to keep me motivated!

I'm taking on this challenge to support Turning Tides, the largest provider of support for homeless men and women in West Sussex. Their work is more important than ever, especially with a 100% increase in homelessness locally. Turning Tides’ community hubs provide vital services like breakfast, showers, laundry, food banks, and various support groups, helping people on their journey out of homelessness.

To keep these hubs running, it costs £1000 a day. My fundraising target is £400 with the overall fundraising target at £4000, and every penny gets us closer to supporting these essential services. Whether it’s a donation or simply sharing this page, your support means the world to me and makes a huge difference to those in need.

So please, help me hit my target for this amazing cause. Any amount you can give is greatly appreciated, and even spreading the word helps a ton.

Thanks for your generosity and encouragement. Fingers crossed I'm fit enough to complete it, let alone do it in the 12 hours!

Kind Regards,

Johnny

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Turning Tides is the largest provider of support for homeless men and women in West Sussex. For over 28 years, the charity has continued to grow and develop a wide range of services to meet the individual needs of those accessing their support.

Recently, Turning Tides have seen a 100% increase in homelessness locally, and their community hubs are seeing about 70 people a day to each of them but shockingly a huge proportion of those people are in work. They are currently running at a deficit for the next 18 months at least so covering the costs of running these community hubs is the goal. They cost £1000 a day to run, which includes the practical things such as breakfast, shower, laundry, storeroom of clean clothes, food bank etc. and the groups such as AA, counselling, art therapy, digital inclusion and staff such as the housing advice and health teams.

Turning Tides believe that everyone has the right to a home and supports people at every stage in their journey out of homelessness. The charity brings together compassionate individuals and organisations who work tirelessly to transform the lives of people in the local community.