Andrew Sims

Andrew's sleeping rough this Christmas to help people escape homelessness

Fundraising for Church Urban Fund
£1,150
raised of £1,000 target
Sleep out for homelessness , 6 December 2024
Will you fundraise for CUF this Christmas to raise much needed funds for communities like yours.

Story

I will be sleeping rough in a local churchyard for one night in December in order to raise funds to support the Church Urban Fund’s work in tackling Homelessness. This is the eighth year in a row that I have undertaken this challenge.

As we approach Christmas, it would be great if you could support our small team's efforts to help those who are trying to escape the misery and despair of Homelessness.

Church Urban Fund works with local partners across England to provide personal support to people facing homelessness. Their support initiatives provide one-to-one care and skills training for people that need to recover and live independently. Personal care and community are at the heart of everything they do.

They equip local partners, churches, and volunteers to help people facing homelessness develop the skills needed to live independently – now and in the future. They do this through projects like Wayfinder and Positive Pathways.

Wayfinder is founded in recognition of the importance of relationships in breaking the cycle of homelessness.

Positive Pathways is an outreach programme giving people experiencing homelessness personalised support and guidance. Through this project hundreds of homeless people have been given one-to-one personal support, accessed a safe community space or even moved into short or long-term housing.

To find out more you can read about this work on their website: https://cuf.org.uk/what-we-do/homelessness

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Will you fundraise for CUF this Christmas to raise much needed funds for communities like yours.

About the charity

Church Urban Fund

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CUF works to change lives and communities together across England. Each year, we work with hundreds of inspirational people and projects who are putting their faith into action to transform lives and bring hope to their local area.

Donation summary

Total raised
£1,150.00
+ £275.00 Gift Aid
Online donations
£1,150.00
Offline donations
£0.00

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