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It’s been four weeks since we launched our In This Together campaign and we’re continuing to see such an outpouring of generosity and concern from supporters. We’ve shown that together we can be there for people who are homeless for as long as this outbreak lasts, and beyond.

We launched the campaign in order to:

  • Keep our vital services running and continue to offer support to our members
  • Help grassroots homelessness organisations to stay open and deliver additional services

By the end of last week, the Emergency Grants Fund had received over two hundred applications, awarding almost £500k to grassroots organisations across the UK. Here's just two examples of how the fund will be supporting the organisations Kairos and Yarl's Wood Befrienders.

Kairos, a women's only charity supporting street-based sex workers and women at risk of sexual exploitation will be using their 5k fund to provide additional outreach support.

Yarl’s Wood Befrienders are aiming to reduce isolation and reinforce self-esteem for women and families detained in Yarl’s Wood Immigration Removal Centre. Their grant will fund the provision of a house for four families with no immediate recourse to public funds who have been released from Yarl’s Wood in an attempt to manage the risk of coronavirus in the centre.

What our grantees have been telling us:

“Thank you so much, honestly, this is a great boost to us and we’re really excited to be working with you in this way. Crisis is an organisation we’re so pleased to be associated with.”

"I really am amazed and moved by the support and the speed at which you have processed this."

"Thank you so much for this! We're so very grateful for this grant. This news has come at the perfect time for our charity and has really provided a surge of energy and motivation for the work we are doing. We really appreciate your hard work to turn this application around so fast; I am sure you are doing this for many charities nation-wide, and helping so many to continue supporting the homeless at this time. It is so moving!"

Article: 17.04.20

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