Donate to Blackpool

Stand with us and make sure that we can be there for every person in need, whatever their circumstances.

You can make a single or regular gift to Blackpool Salvation Army’s homelessness work.

• A one-off donation to The Salvation Army in Blackpool can ensure that we are there for people in their lowest point, whatever their circumstances and whenever they need us.
• A regular donation to The Salvation Army in Blackpool can help us to plan long-term and ensure that we can help as many people as we can in the months and years to come.

However you choose to give, we are truly grateful.

We are facing a homelessness crisis, and while giving money to someone sleeping rough can provide immediate relief, it does not address the root causes of their situation. The complexities behind homelessness often involve issues like relationship breakdowns, mental health struggles, addiction, or childhood trauma. 

At The Salvation Army, donations go towards offering not just emergency aid but also comprehensive support to help individuals overcome their circumstances and rebuild their lives. 

If you are worried about an individual who is sleeping rough consider alerting Streetlink to connect individuals with local support services. 

Eve, 37, grew up in Dublin. Her mum died when she was 12, leaving her and five siblings. Despite this she says: “I had a good childhood and a good life.”

In 2014 she met her partner, and they were married in 2018 and moved to York. The relationship broke down and Eve says: “I picked a place on the map to go, and it was Blackpool. I planned my leaving; I had a room in advance and a friend dropped me there and brought my stuff down. That was July last year.”

“I have an NVQ3 as a care worker and started working at a local nursing home, but I had a stroke and a heart attack while I was working. They called an ambulance, and I was in hospital for two weeks. I asked my landlord if he would take benefits as I couldn’t go back to work but when I came home from hospital, I found all my stuff in the garden. I ended up spending nine months under the North Pier.

“I didn’t know anywhere to go. It was horrible there and scary. I went for days without food, and I got raped. I’d not been homeless before and didn’t know what the processes were. When I went to Housing Options, they tried to get me back to Ireland, but I didn’t want to go.

"They said if I got a place, they would help me. I found a place last year but was evicted and then found somewhere else, where I’m still housed.

“Last year, I was in a café having breakfast and someone told me about The Salvation Army. I had no washing machine because I only received £200 in Universal Credit, and I was asking where I could do my laundry cheaply."

At The Salvation Army's Bridge Programme in Blackpool, Eve received a non-judgemental welcome and was supported with washing facilities and warm cooked meals.