The Big Issue - UK (2020-11-30)

Yes,I wanttobepartofCrisisChristmas,hereismydonationof£28.

Ian,thepersonwhorunsit

Whenyou’rehomelessandalone,

Christmascanbethehardesttime

ofall.Cold,hungryandscared,

there’softennothingtoenjoy,

noonetobewith,andnohope.

WhereChristmasshouldbe,there’s

justdesolation.

ImaginespendingChristmasina

freezingstairwell.It’scruel.Yet

manypeoplethisyearwillbe

stuckincrowdedanddangerous

places,sleepingincarsortents,

orstrugglingtosurviveouton

thestreets.

AtCrisiswearecommittedtoendinghomelessness,wemobilisea
hugevolunteerefforttobringvitalservices,warmthandfriendship
topeopleatoneofthehardesttimesoftheyear.

Donate£28.22andhelpsomeonerebuildtheirlife.

A CrisisChristmascouldprovidesomeonewhois homelesswith
essentialfoodandaccesstoa placetostay,aswellasadviceon
housingandemploymentsotheycantaketheirfirststepsout
ofhomelessness.

Toreachasmanypeoplefacinghomelessnessaspossible
weneedyourhelp.

A giftof£28.22couldhelpgiveonepersona CrisisChristmas,
£56.44fortwoor£282.20forten.Yourkindnesscouldmeana
wholenewlifeforsomeone.

Thisstoryreflectsa realperson’s

experience,buttheirnameandphotohave

beenchangedtoprotecttheiridentity.

Photo:MaxMiechowski

WHY A CRISIS CHRISTMAS IS SO IMPORTANT

Pleasesenda gift

tohelpsomeone

whoishomeless

andalonetoday.

Phil, supported by Crisis

A week before Christmas, Phil’s son died.

He was only twenty and took his own life.

Then Phil was the victim of a hate crime

and had to leave his home of ten years and

escape to a safe house in another part of the

country. Suddenly homeless and without his

family, his job and all that was familiar to him

Phil felt isolated and alone.

“When I was attacked, it was terrifying. I

moved into temporary accommodation for

safety. I had a small box room to live in, but I

couldn’t store anything and sometimes it felt

like the walls were closing in.

“When I came to Crisis, I had a really

smashing time. The attention given to people

is invaluable. It does so much for your self-

esteem to feel connected to other people.

I’d have been isolated on my own otherwise.

The people at Crisis made me feel safe.”

With Crisis support, classes, and volunteering,

Phil is now building up to going back to work

and moving into a permanent home. “Crisis

has been a godsend. It’s a process, but now I

feel like there’s a future for me.”

Tomakeyourdonation
crisis.org.uk/specialorsearchCrisis 08009992060
Room 053, Freepost, Crisis at Christmas
Crisis UK (trading as Crisis). Registered charity numbers: E&W1082947, SC040094. Company Number: 4024938.

Pleasetickthe

appropriatebox:

I ama UKtaxpayer*

I amnota UKtaxpayer

Pleasemakeeverypoundyougive worth

25%moretoCrisisbytickingthisGift Aid

declaration.

*I ama UKtaxpayerandI wouldlike Crisis to

treatthisdonationandanydonations I make in

thefutureandhavemadeinthepast 4 years as

GiftAiddonations,untilI notifyyou otherwise.

Withthisdeclaration,Crisiscanreclaim 25p of

taxonevery£1thatI give.I understand that if

I paylessIncomeTaxand/orCapital Gains Tax

thantheamountofGiftAidclaimed on all my

donationsinthattaxyear,it is myresponsibility

topayanydifference.Pleaseremember to

writeyourfullnameandhomeaddress to

allowustoclaimGiftAid.

Paymentdetails

I enclose a cheque/charity voucher/postal order made payable toCrisisorpleasedebitmycardusing

thedetailsbelow:

Visa MasterCard Other:

Cardno. Expirydate

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Title: First name: Last name:

Address: Postcode:

As someone who cares about people experiencing homelessness, we’dreallyliketokeepin contactwith

you in the future. Please tell us how you’d like us to contact you forfundraising,donation,campaigningor

volunteering opportunities:

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You’llstillhearfromusviapostunlessyouticktheboxbelow.

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£28.22 £56.44 £282.20 £

(1 gift) (2 gifts) (10 gifts) (Other) 

A giftofa CrisisChristmas couldhelpgivesomeone whoishomelessaccess to:

A place to stay

Friendship and support from

volunteer befrienders

Essential food and festive treats

Phone and online information,

adviceandsupport

Christmas activity packs

including arts and crafts,

gamesandquizzes

Healthandwellbeingprogrammes

Advice on housing,

employmentandbenefits

Year-round support including

trainingandeducation

The chance to leave

homelessness behind for good

Scan the QR

code with

your phone

camera to

donate.

CC20/PA/SA-1001/INFR/RM

Call 0800 999 2060 and quote the RM

number above