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On April 16th 2023, I will be running Tough Mudder with my good friend @harryhart. I am fundraising for both The Whitechapel Centre-Liverpool and Refugee Women Connect! I am hoping to fundraise £700 for these charities and would appreciate any money that people can spare to help me achieve my goal.

The Whitechapel Centre

This charity is close to my heart as, living in Liverpool, I see many homeless people and it concerns me. In 2020 Liverpool had 2,287 people registered as homeless and in 2023 it is estimated that on any given night up to 1,078 people are homeless, including 465 children - this is equivalent to 1 out of every 451 people. However, of this number, around 1,058 people are provided with temporary accommodation -this is due to the tireless work of charities such as The Whitechapel Centre who provide aid to the homeless and those in danger of becoming so. The Whitechapel Centre work hard to help the homeless by offering a range of services such as: access to breakfast, showers and laundry facilities, housing and welfare rights advice, education and training, medical services, employment advice and volunteering opportunities. They also work with their hostel partners to find beds for many homeless people in need - last year alone aiding 4000 homeless people. The work they do gives people the opportunity to get back on their feet with access to the right services to enable them to make positive changes in their lives. The charity realizes that there is no one size fits all solution to homelessness so works on a case by case basis to provide clients with what they need.

Women Refugee Connect

The horrible events, earlier this month, that occurred in Knowsley, Liverpool, where, outside a hotel housing asylum seekers, a party of far-right extremists targeted refugees who have already endured harassment and discrimination hit me hard. So I have decided to also fundraise for Refugee Women Connect. Refugee Women Connect is a women only charity set up to support female asylum-seekers, refugees and survivors of trafficking by building a great service that works for women by welcoming perspectives from backgrounds that vary by race, ethnicity, social background, religion, gender identity, age, disability, sexual orientation, and nationality. Refugee women have to overcome many barriers to access services and support and even when they have been able to get support they then face being moved on at short notice to another area where, again, they have no support networks. Refugee Women Connect works to aid these women by providing a range of services such as: an extensive outreach programme which incorporates weekly visits to Initial Accommodation Centres and weekly drop-ins where women can access a range of emotional and practical support and activities. They are also part of various multi-agency drop-ins that take place across the region and offer self-esteem support groups and one to one emotional support. Furthermore, with the rise in homelessness and lack of legal support they are developing their casework, including becoming OISC accredited, to respond to the increased need for casework.

Both charities have seperate pages linked below. Please donate whatever you can spare :)

Much love,

Georgia xxx