The Benjamin Foundation Monthly Update

The Benjamin Foundation

The Benjamin Foundation is a local charity which helps people across Norfolk and Suffolk to deal with some of the challenges that life throws at them.

Whether it’s the prevention of youth homelessness, helping families to build stronger relationships or providing positive activities for young people with limited opportunities, our work brings hope, opportunity, stability and independence to the people we support.

Preventing Youth Homelessness

We want to end youth homelessness and we're tackling the problem locally by providing a home and support to over 100 vulnerable young adults every night.

We provide young people with a safe, stable home and the skills they need so they can leave us and forge successful independent lives.

Each year, we provide over 40,000 safe nights accommodation for vulnerable young adults.

“I now have more confidence and skills to live my life in my own place the way

I want it to be.” (Young person supported by The Benjamin Foundation)

Christmas Gift Appeal 2020 - Can You Spread A Little Joy?

Each year, our Christmas Gift Appeal is wonderfully supported by members of the public, local community groups and businesses to ensure each person helped by our charity receives a present during the festive season.

This year, our Gift Appeal is slightly different.

Due to the impact of Covid, we have made some changes to provide you with different ways to get involved but ones which keep you, our colleagues and people who use our services safe.

New Ways To Donate For 2020

This year, to help us safely give presents to the young people and children help, we are asking you to donate if you can instead of giving physical presents.

• Click here to make a donation online via Virgin Money Giving. • Donate via text so we can buy the items which our young people need the most.

Text FESTIVE 10 to 70470 to donate £10. Texts cost £10 plus one standard rate message. • Post Gift Vouchers to Christmas Gift Appeal c/o Norwich Furniture Store, St Edmunds

House, 103 Oak Street, NR3 3BP

Your donation will make a real difference:

• £5 will buy toiletries for a young person supported by our Housing and Homelessness services. • £10 will pay for a Christmas lunch for a young person living in one of our accommodation centres. • £15 will buy a gift for any of the young people we support.

How to Donate a Physical Gift

However, if you would still like to donate a physical gift, we are happy to accept these. We would like to ask that everyone who would like to donate a physical gift lets us know in advance on events@benjaminfoundation.co.uk

In a year which has been tougher than ever, can you spread a little joy? Visit our website to get involved with this year’s appeal: https://benjaminfoundation.co.uk/christmas-gift-appeal/

‘Thank you for your support’