New way to help city’s homeless
SIX donation points have been set up across Cardiff city centre in a bid to help tackle homelessness.
The new donation points allow people to use their smartphones to scan a QR code and make a quick and easy payment directly to the Give DIFFerently fund – with 100% of each donation going directly towards supporting people experiencing or at risk of homelessness.
The move is part of the Small Things Make a Big DIFFerence campaign involving business umbrella group For Cardiff and existing homeless charities. Since 2018 the initiative has raised more than £12,000 and issued 32 grants to Cardiff-based organisations and charities.
Cardiff council’s cabinet member for housing and communities, Lynda Thorne, said: “People in Cardiff have a tremendous amount of compassion for those they see sleeping rough, or those experiencing homelessness and we know they want to help. Give DIFFerently is a really positive way to support vulnerable people.”
Richard Williams, chief executive of Community Foundation Wales, which manages the fund, said: “We are proud to be working with For Cardiff to provide support to those experiencing homelessness in Cardiff. We know that what seems like a small donation can actually have a big impact and help provide a stepping stone for positive change.”
Carolyn Brownell, executive director (interim) at For Cardiff, said: “This
campaign shows that even small donations can make such a big impact in helping change people’s lives and Give DIFFerently’s new QR code donation points will make it quicker and easier to make a donation, knowing that 100% is going directly to supporting people in their journey away from
homelessness.”
The city centre donation point locations are at: Cardiff Central Library; The Hayes/Morgan Quarter – next to TK Maxx; Cardiff Market; The Bike Lock, Windsor Place; McDonald’s Queen Street; and McDonald’s St Mary Street.