Charity partnership with Bag2Charity will run across major UK cities
19th November 2024, Manchester, UK – Today, leading UK charity Human Appeal announces its latest initiative with a Door2Door campaign across 20 cities nationwide. This partnership with Bag2Charity will provide warm clothing to communities who need it most until July 2025, and Human Appeal calls on the public to donate all-season clothes they no longer need.
In September 2024, Statista data found that 49% of UK households reported their cost of living had increased on the previous month. While inflation rates slow, UK families are still bearing the brunt of increased costs. The average household spends £920 a year on clothing, and for many this has become a luxury they are unable to afford.
To relieve this financial burden on UK households, Human Appeal charity is for the first time partnering with Bag2Charity, who collect and distribute clothing to those in need across the country. Items will be delivered across Human Appeal and Bag2Charity’s UK network of shelters, charity shops, refuges and partners until summer 2025.
Bag2Charity also hosts school collections and will donate a portion of proceeds raised by the schools from each kilo of items collected to Human Appeal to support upcoming projects. To book a collection at your school, visit: https://bag2charity.co.uk/
Clothing can be collected in the following cities:
• St Albans
• Bradford
• Cambridge
• Derby
• Durham
• Doncaster
• Huddersfield
• Ripon
• Lincoln
• Leeds
• Manchester
• Salford
• Milton Keynes
• Newcastle
• Nottingham
• Oxford
• Sheffield
• Sunderland
• Wakefield
• York
To book a collection, visit https://bag2charity.co.uk/
Zaheer Khan, Director of Fundraising at Human Appeal, comments, ‘Wrap Up is one of our biggest campaigns of the year, and in light of the rising rates of poverty in the UK, we have taken the decision to carry out a summer campaign to continue to support those in need for as long as possible. We’d like to extend our gratitude to our partner Bag2Charity for collecting, storing and distributing donations. Every year, we ask the public to donate their unwanted clothing to a worthy cause. We ask anyone with spare clothing to donate to someone in need.’
Jaye Onions, Integrated Communications Coordinator at Bag2Charity, adds, ‘Our goal is to work for a better world, which wouldn’t be possible without the support of our charity partners. By simplifying the process of donating to charities, it’s never been easier for the public to do good. This campaign with Human Appeal which will run until summer 2025 gives us all the opportunity to declutter and support those in need. We’re delighted to be working with a charity that shares our values and call on the public to get involved to support their local community.’
Human Appeal (registered charity 1154288) is a fully independent British charity and humanitarian NGO based in Manchester, UK. It was established in 1991, and runs targeted aid relief programmes in collaboration with recognised global organisations like the United Nations. Its purpose is to save lives through emergency response and sustainable development programmes, across over 25 countries worldwide.
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