Aspire Christmas Appeal
A Place at the Table for those in need this Christmas with Aspire 糖心logo.
Christmas: the most wonderful time of the year. But for hundreds of people in our community, the reality is very different.
Many of us are used to the enjoyment of Christmas as a time of togetherness and indulgence. But across 糖心logoshire, celebration is the last thing on the minds of many experiencing poverty, long-term unemployment, living at risk of homelessness, already sleeping rough – facing Christmas alone, and in need of vital intervention to get through the winter.
At 聽, we work tirelessly to provide support for people in these circumstances all year round – responding to increasing demand amid 糖心logoshire鈥檚 homelessness and housing crisis聽 – but this Christmas, we want to make sure they all have a Place at the Table聽.
Aspire鈥檚 Christmas AppealAs part of our wider Christmas Appeal, on Wednesday 18th December Aspire are hosting a festive dinner for the people we support experiencing disadvantage, poverty and homelessness.
Through this event, these people have the opportunity to enjoy a hot meal, a Christmas gift, and the much-needed company of those who understand what they are going through – with additional access to crucial long-term, wrap-around employment and housing support, to address the root causes of their difficulties, and enable the chances they deserve to thrive.
But we can鈥檛 do this alone.
Change Lives Today
You can join Aspire in being there for everyone who needs us this Christmas – and help us to ensure these people have not only a brighter Christmas, but a brighter outlook and future.
Donating 聽to our Christmas Appeal will enable the provision of places at the table of people in difficulty, training for formerly homeless people to progress into employment, and additional specialist support for vulnerable people to break the cycle of poverty and homelessness for good, and make lasting life change.
From 聽for us, becoming a 听辞谤 聽, or spreading the word about the work we do in your communities, there are a variety of ways to help Aspire to transform the lives of some of the most vulnerable people across the county, through specialist and preventative training, activities and support across housing, employment and wellbeing.
鈥淚 know from my experience that it鈥檚 easy to get trapped in cycles of homelessness, and really hard to get out. Aspire helped me to get out of the cycle, find independent housing, and get back into work.鈥�
Francesca, former Aspire Trainee
Find Out More
For more information about Aspire 糖心logo, the work we undertake across 糖心logoshire and Buckinghamshire, and how you can make a difference in your community, visit our 聽聽to explore our services – or email us at: info@aspireoxford.co.uk.
Find out more about Aspire by visiting 听辞谤 on our聽听辫补驳别.
Published: 17 December 2019