Christmas appeal
This Christmas, give someone more than just a gift
Have you started thinking about Christmas gifts? What if this year you could give someone the gift of a safe place to sleep?
£40 sponsors a room for the night in our instant access accommodation, for someone who has nowhere else to turn.
Sponsor a room
How many nights would you like to give?
£40 sponsors a room for one night. Choose a length below, or use the counter to give as many nights as you like.
What your £40 opens
This is the room you are sponsoring
It isn't a camp bed in a hall. It's a room of their own, with a lock on the door and somewhere to put their bags down.
For someone who has spent the night in a doorway or a tent, that privacy is the thing that lets them sleep properly for the first time in weeks.
- A warm bed and a door that locks
- A hot meal and a hot drink
- A shower, clean clothes and the basics
- Housing advice and a plan for what happens next
Instant access
Why "instant" matters in December
Most accommodation needs a referral and a wait. Ours doesn't. When the temperature drops, the difference between tonight and next week is the whole point.
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Our teams find them
Our Homeless Response Teams go out and find people sleeping rough, rather than waiting for them to come to us.
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The door opens the same night
No referral. No waiting list. No lengthy assessment process before anyone gets indoors.
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A safe, warm room
Somewhere private to sleep, wash and eat, with staff on hand through the night.
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A route to somewhere permanent
The night indoors is the start. Our housing teams work with them towards a home of their own.
Our Homeless Response Teams
Someone has to go out and find them
While many of us are looking forward to Christmas at home with the people we love, others are facing the cold with nowhere to go.
Your support gives our Homeless Response Teams the ability to find people sleeping rough, offer immediate support, and get them off the streets and into a safe, warm room for the night.
- Out in the cold, every night through winter
- Support offered on the spot, with no referral needed
- A room to go to that same night
Any amount helps
Can't manage a whole night? Give what you can
£40 sponsors a room, and not everyone can give that. A smaller gift still does real work — every pound goes towards keeping people safe, warm and supported across the North East. Give from £1 upwards.
£40 could open the door for someone who has no other option. This Christmas, give a gift that could make a real difference.
FAQs
Sponsoring a room
Anything else you'd like to know? Get in touch and we'll be glad to help.
What exactly does my £40 pay for?
£40 is the average cost of a room for one night in our instant access accommodation, including the staff and support that go with it.
Your donation isn't held against a particular room on a particular night. It goes into the funds that keep that accommodation open and our teams housing people — outreach, immediate access beds, and the housing support that follows — and is directed wherever the need is greatest on the night. That's what lets us open a door to someone the moment we find them, rather than waiting for a gift to be matched to a room.
Can I sponsor more than one night?
Yes. Use the counter to choose as many nights as you like, in any number. Many people choose three nights to cover Christmas itself, or twelve for the twelve days.
Can I give this as a gift to someone?
Plenty of people do, in place of a present for someone who has everything. Add a note at checkout and we'll send you something you can pass on.
Is this only at Christmas?
No. The rooms are there all year and people need them all year — but winter is when a night outdoors is most dangerous, so it's when we ask loudest.
Can I add Gift Aid?
Yes. If you're a UK taxpayer, Gift Aid adds 25% to your gift at no extra cost to you. You'll be able to confirm this when you give.
I've seen someone sleeping rough. What should I do?
Please tell StreetLink, which connects people sleeping rough anywhere in England and Wales to the local outreach team. In Hartlepool, that team is us.
Christmas appeal
Let's end homelessness together
While many of us are at home with our loved ones, others are facing the cold with nowhere to go. £40 could open the door for someone who has no other option.