#ShareHope this winter

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Our call for hope

2020 has been a difficult year for young people facing homelessness, who have been placed at greater risk of harm as a result of the pandemic.

This winter we want to #ShareHope with the young people we support – and we need your help.

  • By raising or donating £1,000, you could provide a young person with driving lessons to access job opportunities and leave homelessness behind.
  • £5,000 could pay for the production of films and other resources for our education programme, helping young people to avoid the dangers of homelessness.
  • £10,000 could pay for the volunteer expenses incurred by 15 Nightstop placements across the network every night for two years.
  • £20,000 could provide for forty young people to receive a course of ten counselling sessions each, helping them to avoid relationship breakdowns which may lead to homelessness.
Upset African woman sitting alone on a bed
Bella's story

“I was at rock bottom, the lowest you could ever get.” – Bella (now 21)

Bella was referred to Depaul UK after violent arguments with an abusive partner led to her being evicted from her property. She’d been in and out of supported accommodation since leaving care at 16 and was struggling to cope. All her ambitions, her hopes and dreams, were stuck on hold.

Through Depaul UK, Bella found a safe place to stay, support with learning to live independently, and the confidence to share and then pursue her goal of a career in beauty therapy.

Now she’s flourishing – and full of hope for a brighter future. And all this is possible thanks to generous supporters like you.

Your donation could help us to turn things around for young people like Bella.

Get in touch

Interested in getting involved and helping young people affected by homelessness to achieve their full potential? Get in touch with kate.bowden@depaulcharity.org.uk

We need your support to #ShareHope with the young people we support. You can get involved by sharing your hopes on social media using the hashtag #ShareHope, or share them directly by filling in our form.

This winter we’re asking supporters to #ShareHope with young people facing homelessness, by sharing what gives them hope and by sharing orange hearts in solidarity with those facing homelessness.