Winter Destitution Appeal

Please Donate to this Christmas Appeal for Destitute Refugees and Asylum Seekers

Positive Action in Housing Christmas Appeal  RAISING FUNDS FOR DESTITUTE REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS DURING FREEZING WINTER AHEAD TWO DAY WINTER SURGERY IN RUN UP TO CHRISTMAS DONATIONS AND VOLUNTEER APPEAL INFO FOR CASEWORKERS AT END OF THIS EMAIL.  Dear Supporter, This is a Scotland and UK wide Appeal to individuals, organisations, housing associations and trade unions for financial donations to support those who will find themselves excluded, destitute and homeless this Winter.  Every penny donated goes directly to those in need. Wintertime is the hardest time for the people we support throughout the year. Temperatures are freezing and the nights are getting darker. Its even tougher being far away from loved ones at a time when families traditionally  getting together for Christmas.  Donate online now In 2016/17, 1,205 destitute and potentially destitute families and lone men and women, including 88  children and 12 pregnant women depended on Positive Action in Housing's LifeLine Service for shelter, crisis grants for food, shelter and essential travel for legal and medical appointments. The numbers of families with very young children approaching us has increased. Our service users are from 50 different countries of origin, with Syria, Iran, Iraq, Zimbabwe, Sudan and Afghanistan ranking amongst the highest numbers. We arranged 21,977 nights of shelter and distributed a total of £42,200 in hardship grants throughout the year.  Donate online now The Lifeline Service provides an emergency last resort for  refugees and asylum seekers while they wait for Home Office documents or go through judicial reviews and lengthy legal appeals. We support people until they get their documentation and can then begin to rebuild their lives, often months and years after they first arrived here.  The numbers in need are rising, and we now need your help to help us to continue to provide this service.  Winter Surgery - Glasgow On December 20 and 21, we are running a two day Winter Surgery in Glasgow - which has the highest refugee population in Scotland, and second highest in the UK. We will provide crisis support and shelter. We will prioritise children, elderly, the sick, pregnant women, lone individuals and families, and the long term destitute. Referrals from elsewhere in Scotland and the UK We will be accepting online "referrals" for crisis grants from Caseworkers from other refugee and homelessness organisations around the country, including the British Red Cross, Scottish Refugee Council, Freedom from Torture, Refugee Council and others. Caseworkers wishing to make a referral should first apply for an account here. Can you help? We need volunteers, pledges of spare rooms and financial donations.  Donate online now We appreciate any donation, small or large, to help us provide lifesaving support to help refugees and their families survive and eventually rebuild their lives. Donate safely and securely at our BT MyDonate link. Or, send a cheque made payable to Positive Action in Housing and post to: Positive Action in Housing, 98 West George Street Glasgow G2 1PJ. (Include your full name, address, and email and tell us if we can claim gift aid). We can also invoice organisations who wish to support this Appeal. Just email accounts@positiveactionh.org   For other ways to give go to www.positiveactionh.org/donate .  Volunteer At the winter Surgery in the run up to Christmas. We want to make sure that everyone we see gets the help they need. Pledge a spare room in your home Do you have a spare room that you could offer to a refugee or asylum seeker over Christmas and new year? Then register to host with us,  Share Please forward this email to everyone you know. And share via social media - see links below. Thank you for taking the time to read this. If you have any other queries please do not hesitate to get in touch. From all of us at Positive Action in Housing. Positive Action in Housing | Working together to rebuild lives Scottish charity reg no: SC027577     Share Tweet Forward Copyright © 2017 Positive action in Housing, All rights reserved. Contacted previously Our mailing address is: Positive action in Housing 98 West George Street Glasgow, G2 1PJ United Kingdom Add us to your address book Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list.