This Winter Help The Homeless

40 “The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’ Matthew 25:40 NIV

¹³Share with the Lord’s people who are in need. Practice hospitality. Romans 12:13 NIV

People who are lying on concrete homeless after hours with only a thin blanket or sleeping bag to protect you are going to feel numb with the cold. That is not a good way to start the day, let alone you have nothing to keep you warm during the day because their clothing is worn out.

Get in touch with your local homeless shelter and see how you can help, this could be

Volunteering
Donating food
Donating items that are needed
Cash donation
Fundraising for a homeless shelter
Church collection
Christmas dinner for the homeless
Church meals
Prayer teams
Get your church involved in an event
Set up a Just Giving page
Provide warm spaces within the church

List of items you could donate

Sleeping bag waterproof
Blankets – thermal waterproof
Warm clothing male and female
Shoes
Woolly hats
sanity products
Towels
Shampoo
Toothbrush and toothpaste
Comb / hairbrush
Hair ties
Soap
Underwear (pants/boxers/knickers,bras)
Socks
Torch with supply of batteries

Summer time

Cold bottled water
Sun cream

As a church

Donate meals

Here are some UK charities that you can help directly

Crises https://www.crisis.org.uk/

Shelter https://england.shelter.org.uk/

Centre Point https://centrepoint.org.uk/

Help The Homeless https://www.help-the-homeless.org.uk/

Church Urban Fund https://cuf.org.uk/advent

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