The festive season is a time when many of us pause to think of others, friends, family, neighbours, and especially those in our community who may need a little extra support. If you're looking for ways to make a meaningful difference to people facing homelessness in our city this Christmas, here are some ways you can get involved:
🌙 Donate to Our Winter Bed Campaign
Your donation will be match funded by Aviva until the funding pot runs out, meaning your amazing support goes twice as far.
Donate here: https://www.avivacommunityfund.co.uk/p/off-the-streets-project
💬 Visit the Unity Place Pop-Up
Head down to Unity Place on the 8th Dec to leave a donation towards our work along with a message answering:
“What are you thankful for?”
🛍 Donate at Connells Estate Agents
Connells Estate Agents are once again acting as donation stations for UnityMK throughout December. You can drop off listed items at participating stores (please see our previous Connells news story for more info) during these hours:
Mon–Fri: 8:30am–6:00pm
Sat: 9:00am–5:00pm
🎄 Vote for Our Christmas Trees
We are very lucky to have two trees in this year’s Midsummer Place Christmas Tree Festival one that has been decorated by MIB and one by The Ridgeway Centre, so you can help us go for 1st and 2nd place!
You can vote online (no visit needed):
https://midsummerplace.co.uk/events/christmas-tree-festival
✨ Pick Up a ‘Giving Tree’ Tag
Visit Love Local in CMK to take a tag from their Giving Tree and help make someone’s Christmas a little brighter.
🧥 Support the Coat Drive at Throw Back Vintage (Buckingham)
Throw Back Vintage are helping keep our community warm this Christmas.
You can buy a jacket in store or donate directly through their website: https://throwbackvintage.co.uk/products/buy-a-homeless-person-a-jacket
Every jacket goes straight to one of our guests.
💬 Arrange a Clearance Through Everett's
This December, local business Everett's House Clearance is donating £5 to Unity MK for every mattress, sofa or armchair they collect as part of their house clearance and bulky waste removal services.
If you have an old mattress, sofa or armchair that you need cleared, get in touch with them: 📞 01908 040 425 🌐 https://teameveretts.co.uk
Huge thanks to the teams and businesses involved for their incredible support 💙
