SPEAR winter appeal: help us bring hope and warmth
As temperatures plummet this winter, the challenges faced by people experiencing homelessness become even harder and the need for SPEAR’s specialist support rises. Now, more than ever, your generosity can help offer warmth, shelter and mental health support to those at risk in our communities.
Why your donation matters
Many people supported by SPEAR this winter are dealing with the dual trauma of homelessness and mental health challenges. Your gift can help provide:
- Vital outreach to people sleeping rough
- Safe accommodation and emergency shelter in freezing weather
- Specialist mental health support
- Help with addiction recovery and accessing health services
Every donation ensures people are seen, heard and supported – with dignity, compassion and hope.
Make a difference
Every pound helps – see the immediate impact your donation can have:
£30 could enable our one of our support workers to accompany a client to a mental health or medical appointment
£50 could pay for a mobile phone and credit ensuring a client can stay in touch with their support worker
£100 helps to provide emergency accommodation for someone sleeping rough
Nuno’s story: from homelessness to hope
The winter months are especially tough for people like Nuno, whose life was turned upside-down when the pandemic hit and he lost his job and home. Facing rough sleeping and dependent on drugs and alcohol, everything changed when he was approached by SPEAR’s Outreach team. With support, Nuno not only rebuilt his life but now volunteers to help others on their own path to recovery.
Nuno’s experience highlights just how transformative support – both practical and emotional – can be. His journey from homelessness and addiction to renewed purpose and professional growth is a testament to our vital work in the community.
“Through peer-to-peer support, my lived experience has become my greatest strength. The human approach at SPEAR helped me feel seen - not just as a statistic, but as a person. That foundation was vital for my recovery and growth.”