Depaul UK

Charity Pub Quiz for Depaul UK

Take part in our charity pub quizzes with friends and family and help to support the vulnerable young people we work with. We hope you enjoy the quizzes! Let us know how you get on via Facebook and Twitter @DepaulUK.
£245
raised
by 17 supporters
RCN 802384

Story

Take part in our bumper charity pub quiz with friends and family and help to support the vulnerable young people we work with across the country.

Our housing is now needed more due to the Coronavirus pandemic. We provide supported long-term accommodation to around 400 young people. Your support can help.

£5 could provide PPE for a member of staff working with young people affected by homelessness across the country.

£10 could provide a mentor session to help a vulnerable young person to learn independent living skills such as cooking.

£20 could provide books and toys for a young mum in one of our services to support their baby's development.

£40 could provide young people with a range of equipment, games and activities that help with their mental and physical well-being during this still, very uncertain time.

To download our quiz pack, click here and receive instant access to our past 8 quizzes. A donation can help ensure we can continue to support those most vulnerable through a very uncertain time.

Keep checking back for new themed quizzes!

All that's left to do is gather your friends and family around at a safe social distance and enjoy! Encourage everyone to donate a £10 round of drinks, or £5 for an entry free.

Taking part in our pub quiz and donating whatever you can will help people like Cassie fulfill their potential.

Cassie, 24, had been struggling with her mental health when she became homeless - living in hostels didn't help her situation. When she arrived at Depaul, her support worker was able to help her to overcome a number of challenges and, having attained a counselling qualification, she is looking to give something back.

This is Cassie's story:

I was 19 when mum and dad kicked me out of my family home. Two months prior, I had been hospitalised and diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder.

I'd been a very happy, confident girl at school, but I got mental health issues around 17 and that's when it all went downhill. I had anorexia and I was depressed, so I used weed to numb it. I robbed from my own family to pay for it and that's how I got kicked out. I was sofa-surfing for a week and a half but I needed my own space. Citizens Advice said I should go to the library for help. They told me a hostel had a bed open for me. I was living in hostels for about 18 months.

I was lost. I was a girl on benefits, no job prospects. I just wanted love, but I didn't love myself. I made a plan to overdose, but I thought: It's not fair on my mum.

That was when I met Alan, a support worker from Depaul UK. He was my support worker for two years. He made me see the light again in my life. I could open up to him. He never judged me, whatever I said. When you have depression, it's hard to get out the house and stuff. He helped me with applications, with my benefits, or he'd take me to appointments.

I started volunteering at Depaul UK as a mentor, using my life experience to help other people. It's nice to give back and give people hope. I've earned a counselling qualification. I won an award. I've been volunteering at Depaul for 16 months and I've started applying for paid jobs now, in support roles. It's helped my confidence.

I was able to bid on a council flat and I'm still living there. It's quite near my mum's house. Things are better with my mum now. She's my best friend, I love her.

Cassie's photo has been changed to protect her identity*

About the charity

Depaul UK

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RCN 802384
One of the biggest homelessness charities in the UK, for more than 30 years we’ve worked alongside young people facing homelessness. We offer accommodation, practical support and the wellbeing resources that the people we work with need to get back on their feet.

Donation summary

Total raised
£245.00
+ £61.25 Gift Aid
Online donations
£245.00
Offline donations
£0.00
Direct donations
£245.00
Donations via fundraisers
£0.00

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