Thanks to your donations and your support, there’s real change happening in Basingstoke and Deane.
Since 2016 over £60,000 has been raised for homelessness charities and initiatives in the borough, thousands of volunteer hours given and countless donations of clothes, food and toiletries collected.
This support has enabled the night shelter to open across four winters, Camrose Centre to open for a third day and to ensure a wet room and lockers are provided for rough sleepers to keep their bedding safe and dry.
Working together we are all making a difference, thank you for supporting real change.
Give the gift of dignity, hygiene and hope
We’re hoping to raise £10,000 to fund a fully accessible shower and wet room in a local church, offering comfort and dignity to people experiencing homelessness during the colder months.
This facility will provide:
- A clean, safe space to wash and maintain hygiene.
- Privacy and dignity for individuals during an incredibly vulnerable time.
- A step towards rebuilding confidence, health, and wellbeing.
Your support can help transform lives. Every donation, no matter the size, contributes to giving someone the chance to feel clean, cared for and valued.
Timeline
Thanks to thousands of pounds raised through donations a new wet room opened at The Camrose Centre and just under £14,000 of donations was raised for the Night Light Winter Night Shelter.
Over £15,565 was raised. 42 guests staying at the winter night shelter moved on to accommodation. The Camrose Day Centre continued to open for a third day every week. And Julian House can now provide storage.
Over £15,196 was raised for the Night Light Winter Night Shelter, which in December opened its doors seven days a week for 12 weeks providing overnight accommodation, meals and support to 315 people.
In 2019 thanks to the generosity of local people, the Real Change campaign was able to provide lockers for rough sleepers.
The Real Change not Loose Change campaign launched again in 2020 to raise vital funds to help people settle into a new home, by providing them with the necessities that we can take for granted.
In Basingstoke and Deane the Social Inclusion Partnership (SIP) is working together to reduce homelessness in the borough and help people move into their own accommodation.
The partnership continued to provide support to those who have moved into accommodation and this has remained the theme of the Virgin Money Making a House a Home donations platform.
A pop-up Night Light Winter Shelter provided support to 28 guests in need of a warm space, hot meals and company on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and Boxing Day. It also included overnight stays for five guests who were given help and advice to find long-term accommodation.
Making sure that nobody is left out in the cold, the Basingstoke and Deane Social Inclusion Partnership is continuing to work together to provide vital support.
