Safe storage for people experiencing homelessness
James Cox is raising money for Street Storage
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Imagine being homeless. Imagine having to carry all of your belongings with you every minute of every day and every night. Imagine the mental and physical strain of trying to keep your things safe on the streets.
This includes clothes, bags, bedding, tools for work and valuables. But also Passports, Right to Remain documents and proof of housing or work papers, which often get stolen or lost when people are forced to sleep out, causing distress and hardship to replace.
Street Storage provides free, accessible safe storage to people experiencing homelessness. Street Storage allows people on the street respite from the physical and mental strain of having to carry belongings with them every day. Long term and short term, they give people security and freedom that has an immediate impact on their everyday lives.
Street Storage was founded in 2019 by my good friend Rach Woolf who for many years has worked directly with London's homeless, devoting herself to supporting them. It's a fantastic charity that has an incredibly positive impact on people most in need, helping make their lives better.
I'm running the Yorkshire Marathon on October 20th, and would be very grateful if you could support Street Storage by sponsoring me. This will be my first marathon and I want to use it as a catalyst for good by raising money for this deserving charity.
My place in the marathon is an open entry that does not depend on raising money for charity, so there is no self interest here. I just want to do my bit towards supporting a cause that I genuinely believe in. Please consider donating any amount (however small) to help Street Storage.
Thank you and wish me luck!
James
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