A Big Mission and a Bigger Goal: £10,000 to Raise in 1 Week!
This Small Charity Week, ASSIST Sheffield is taking on our most ambitious fundraising challenge to date, to raise £10,000 in just 7 days — and we need your help.
As part of the national Big Give campaign, we're setting ourselves our most ambitious fundraising goal ever — all in just one week. Why? Because the need is growing.
In the past year alone, the number of new people coming to ASSIST for help has more than doubled — a rise of 115.6%. The number of people receiving vital financial and advocacy support has also jumped by 28.7%. This isn’t slowing down. As the government continues to roll out increasingly hostile policies against people seeking sanctuary, we’re seeing more and more people pushed into destitution.
From 23 to 30 June, every pound you give will be DOUBLED, thanks to match funding from Global’s Make Some Noise. That means your donation goes twice as far in helping us support people who are seeking sanctuary and who have been refused asylum in Sheffield
How Small Charity Week Works?
Donate only via the Big Give platform during campaign week (23 - 30 June), and your contribution will be matched, pound for pound.
- £11.50 becomes £23: Helps cover the cost of a full week’s bus pass, allowing someone seeking asylum to attend vital legal, medical or support appointments.
- £80 becomes £160: Provides four weeks of crucial cash support for someone seeking asylum with nowhere to live, so they can buy basic living necessities such as food and toiletries.
- £103 becomes £206: Funds one person with essential welfare cash payments for four weeks and two weeks of bus passes.
One donation. Twice the impact. One week only.
What Your Money Supports
All funds raised will go directly to ASSIST’s Welfare Payments Programme, providing people seeking asylum with:
- Weekly cash payments for food and necessary living essentials
- Bus passes to attend medical, legal and support appointments
- Stability and hope for people seeking sanctuary to rebuild their lives with dignity
We’re seeing more people than ever forced into destitution due to the refusal of their asylum cases, leaving them without the right to work or access governmental support. This fundraiser is a lifeline — and your donation could double its reach.
ASSIST provided me with a phone so that I could stay in contact with my family, they also gave me a weekly allowance and a bus pass, without that bus pass I would not have been able to continue my studies at college. Most importantly, ASSIST was a support network that I knew I could rely on. — ASSIST client (anonymous)
How You Can Help
Small Charity Week is about the big difference that local organisations can make. This year, we’re calling on our generous community to support those most marginalised in our society and help us continue this life-changing support.
🧡 Donate: Between 12pm (midday) 23 June and 12pm (midday) 30 June your contribution will be doubled.
📣 Share: Help us reach new supporters — tell friends, family, repost on socials, and use #ASSISTSmallCharityWeek.
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