Shelter Week 2020
The Trustee’s have been keeping a close eye on the pandemic and the potential impact on shelter week 2020. It is with a heavy heart that we have taken the difficult decision that we cannot run shelter week this year.
On 3 July, the Government advised that all night shelters offering accommodation in communal settings should remain closed and given the latest restrictions, that position has not changed due to the health risks they present. The safety of our guests and volunteers is our utmost priority and despite best efforts, we cannot see a way to operate shelter week without compromising that principle. Whilst we won’t be open this year, we will start planning for Shelter 2021 so please look out for further information.
How you can help
We depend entirely on donations and volunteers. Throughout the Christmas period, volunteers are organised into teams under the guidance and support of an Area Team Leader who will ensure things run smoothly and allocate jobs to do. But this is only the tip of the iceberg. Because we are a self-funded charity, the other 51 weeks of the year volunteers participate by helping us with fundraising, running and coming to events and helping plan and organise for the next year!
