Tackling the problem of rough sleepers and homeless people in Birmingham should be on everybody's radar. Life on the streets is hard, and we have lost 8 of our local homeless population since Christmas alone. We are increasingly seeing more and more young people forced to sleep on the streets, with no food and little clothing and bedding.

Alongside the local organization The Red Bag Co, Aston University staff and students are already making a difference as we distribute food, hot drinks, clothes toiletries and sleeping bags every Sunday night. This is a great start but we want to do more, so we have decided to ask for your help in funding the purchase of clothes, food and sleeping bags for our local homeless community.

£1 can buy a packet of biscuits, chocolate or crisps to feed hungry people
£2 can buy some socks or a pair of underpants which are urgently needed
£5 can buy coffee, tea, milk or other supplies for making hot drinks
£10 can buy a sleeping bag which can keep a rough sleeper warm for the night or a sleeping mat to keep them dry and off the ground