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D onation 161. For the family’s safety we have been asked to keep details light on this occasion.  We have given £500 to a single mother of 2 in the asylum system to allow her to pay for life-changing legal costs and a solicitor in supporting a family reunion and gaining citizenship for her children.  We know the money donated has been incredibly beneficial for her family and she & her nominator send huge thanks to 500 together for providing this support! 

Donation 160 has allowed us to send £500 to Ben's Centre - a  fabulous local charity that aims to provide a safe space and an open hand to those who suffer through substance misuse and its associated barriers.  They began as a Day Centre for individuals with alcohol misuse, however, over the years have evolved and in addition to the Day Centre, they now run tenancy support, training and education programs as well as social and hobby groups from the centre.  They also run daily outreach to get to individuals needing support on the streets of Sheffield.   https://www.benscentre.org A few weeks ago they ran an urgent appeal, having completely run out of sleeping bags, which meant having to turn down requests from rough sleeping clients who they knew really needed one.  We are pleased to have been able to send £500 to allow them to build their stocks back up.   Ben's Centre have told us how these sleeping bags go a really long way in helping rough sleeping clients to stay  warm, ge

With donation 159 we are pleased to have been able to help a lady and her young daughter who have fled an abusive relationship, leaving literally everything she has behind and now unable to access any belongings. They have had to leave her local community in fear that the child will be taken. She has had some help from friends to set up in a new location and  has done as much as possible via donations / second hand but our member asked if we could send £500 to help purchase beds and mattresses as inevitably her finances are incredibly stretched.    We were only too happy to help and wish them both all the very best 

This week we are back to tell you about donation 158, which has allowed us to support a  Sheffield single parent with three children, all of whom have additional needs.  One of the children has not been able to go to school as the environment is so challenging for them and the relationship with school has broken down. This child is entitled to free school meals but hasn't been able to access them while at home. The family income has been impacted and they’ve had to heat the house more than they otherwise would have done in the last 6 months. Our donation is giving the family a bit of breathing space financially while they carry on working to get access to education, and support within education, for all of them. We wish them all the best from 500 Together. We are pleased we are able to make these regular donations to families and local organisations, thanks to your continued support in terms of weekly contributions and thoughtful nominations.