How Much
Can You Spare?

A single shift, then home

One day

A morning in a kitchen, an evening on a station concourse. Turn up, be useful, go home.

The same evening, every week

A regular slot in a kitchen, day centre or drop-in. The people you sit with come to know your face.

A spare room, a name, a year

Mentoring, a seat on a board, or a spare room for a young person with nowhere else. These ask for references and a check.

Notice from the publisher5 of 32 charities read so far, every word from their own page. How the notices are checked →

StreetLink sends the location to a local outreach team. Call 999 in an emergency.

Most charities publish a list. Read it before you gather anything.

Winter shelters recruit from October and fill quickly.