I started volunteering for Southampton Action last year after watching the harrowing scenes in Afghanistan of people desperately fleeing for their lives and wanted in some small way to help. Southampton Action support people seeking refuge in the city, people who arrive with little more than the clothes they stand up in. Now watching the destruction of Ukraine I again feel compelled to help those whose lives are falling apart through no fault of their own. Again Southampton Action stand ready to help those who arrive in the city as well as helping Southampton Polish Club in sending donations abroad. 

Southampton Action sorts and distributes donations of clothes, toiletries and other necessities to refugees and asylum seekers in Southampton and further afield. Not everything can be provided secondhand, however, and Southampton Action is always in need of money to purchase items like toiletries, shoes in the correct sizes and new underwear. After the expansion of their work following the arrival of Afghan refugees last year, Southampton Action is also seeking to raise funds to enable them to move to a new, permanent home where donations can be stored and sorted securely.Please help me reach my target - donate today!