We warmly welcome donations from the public through PayPal and a service called localgiving.com.
All of the proceeds that we receive go into our hardship fund. This enables us to provide financial support to asylum seekers who have no recourse to public funds. The money goes towards essentials like food, nappies, pay as you go phone top ups and travel expenses to home office appointments.
Donate Items
We are also very much in need of both new and used items (providing that they are clean and in an acceptable condition. Asylum seekers are arriving in the UK in urgent need of basic essentials, often having not been able to bring any of their possessions on their difficult journey here. Our mission is to share what we can with them in their time of need. Nonetheless, we pride ourselves on delivering quality over quantity - we want our clients to look and feel good in the things that we give them.
These are our current item needs as of 31/08/2021. Due to limited storage space we cannot, at least for the time being, accept anything that is highlighted in red below. By following this guide you can ensure that your support will be targeted to things that are actively being requested (and accepted) by our clients.
| Item | Size/Type | Need |
|---|---|---|
| Gift cards, phone cards and vouchers for highstreet stores. | All | Very High |
| Clean, practical shoes and trainers | All | Very High |
| Phones, tablets and laptops (fully reset, preferably with chargers) | All | Very High |
| Men's casual shirts, t-shirts, hoodies, sweatshirts and jeans. | Small-Medium-Large | Very High |
| New underwear and socks (adult or children) | All | High |
| New, unused arts and crafts materials | N/A | High |
| Complete uniforms for public schools in Kingston/surrounding areas. | Ages 5-16 | High |
| Functional travel bags and rucksacks | N/A | None |
| Toiletry packs with essentials | Family | None |
| Women's casual clothing | Small-Medium-Large | None |
| Women's handbags and purses | Small-Medium-Large | None |
| Women's formal clothing | All | None |
| Men's formal clothing | All | None |
| Childrens' clothes | All | None |
| New, unused arts and crafts materials | N/A | None |
| Bedding and sheets | N/A | None |
| Bric-a-brac | N/A | None |
Please call 07514639967 during working hours or email ben.charman@refugeeactionkingston.org.uk if you have any questions or would like to make a donation.
Thank you!