How your gift helps transform lives

The Salvation Army works right across the UK, reaching out to people who need us most. Gifts in Wills are crucial to funding this work. We are immensely grateful to everyone who includes a gift to us in their Will – after they have taken care of family and friends, of course. 

We are committed to honouring your legacy with our promise that we will put it to work, transforming lives and communities. 

The Debt Advice Service in Edinburgh is just one service transforming lives that would not be possible without the help of our amazing legacy supporters. To help keep this service running, a legacy of £16,000 has helped part-fund a Debit Advice Coordinator since 2020.

Edinburgh’s Divisional Debt Advice Coordinator, Emilio De Abreu Faria, highlights how crucial these gifts are to the service, writing “We simply would not have this service without them.” To those thinking of leaving a gift in their Will, he says “Thank you – through projects like this, your support could make a huge difference. Many lives are changed due to the service we can only provide thanks to people remembering us in their Will.”

Amel is just one of the many people who have benefited from Edinburgh’s Debt Advice Service. After a family trauma and declining mental health, Amel relied on drugs to cope. She quickly became addicted and lost her home. Amel was left feeling distraught, isolated and powerless. Eventually, Amel began borrowing from creditors to help support herself and ended up in £6,000 of debt whilst still homeless. 

Amel saw an advert for The Salvation Army Debt Advice Service and built up the confidence to visit. She was assigned one of our specialist Debt Advice Coordinators, Emilio. He listened to Amel’s story and together, they developed and agreed on a realistic debt solution.

Emilio has been on-hand throughout Amel’s journey. Amel explains, “Having Emilio to talk to has been helpful when everything has been up in the air. I’ve had to start my life again and learn how to be an adult, how to pay bills and with the stress of my health problems having someone to turn to has been priceless… Accessing this support has accelerated my life forward.”

After working with Emilio at The Salvation Army’s Debt Advice Service, Amel’s debts have been resolved and she has finally been housed. She is making the most of her garden and has a small polytunnel in which she is growing organic vegetables and herbs. Being debt-free and finally having a place she can call home has changed her life.

For more information on the Edinburgh Debt Advice Service click here

If you are thinking about leaving a gift in your Will to The Salvation Army, simply download or request a copy of our free ‘Leave a Gift In Your Will To Charity’ guide, which will guide you through the process of writing your Will.

For further information, give us a call on 020 7367 4800 or email giftsinwills@salvationarmy.org.uk