October 30, 2009 / by Nigel Biggs / Make A Comment / Filed under Challenge, Destitution, Human Rights
Are you free on 4th November? Why not join Amnesty’s lobby of parliament calling for protection for all women in abusive relationships, regardless of their immigration status.
There is a free coach going down from Manchester.
Email norecourse@amnesty.org.uk or check out their website for more details.
October 16, 2009 / by Nigel Biggs / Make A Comment / Filed under Destitution, Housing
We were delighted to receive funding from the Cross Pollinate Foundation and a generous individual donor for our winter night shelter! The shelter is due to begin on 1st November and will rotate around seven local churches in Manchester, who will each provide 10 bed spaces for one night a week, along with two meals and emotional support. Last year, 94 men from countries such as Afghanistan, Eritrea, Iran and Zimbabwe benefited from this service over five and a half months.
We are currently in need of volunteers for the night shelter. Roles include driving asylum seekers to the venue from a central meeting point, cooking and serving meals, providing friendship and emotional support, and supervising the shelter overnight. Training will be provided. If you would like get involved, please email
office@boaztrust.org.uk or call 0161 202 1056.
We are also still in need of another venue. If your church is in central Manchester and you could offer the building and possibly a team of volunteers for one night a week over the winter, please do get in touch.
October 16, 2009 / by Nigel Biggs / Make A Comment / Filed under Christmas
The Boaz craft groups have been hard at work over the last few weeks producing fabulous screen prints and collages to feature on this year’s Christmas Cards. These eye-catching, original designs are well worth a look, and at only £5 for a pack of 10 cards, they are even cheaper than last year! Please do
download a catalogue or drop us an
email and we will post one out to you.
Our Christmas Collection also features a selection of alternative gifts which will benefit destitute asylum seekers in Manchester this Christmas. I’m sure you will find the perfect gift for that ethically minded friend, or that family member who seems to have everything! Please do check them out.
Even if you can’t buy alternative gifts for ALL your friends and family, why not shop through
www.easyfundraising.org.uk and raise money for Boaz whilst you shop online, at NO COST to yourself. Just sign up and select us as your charity (under ‘T’ for ‘The Boaz Trust’), then use the links from the site and well-known retailers will donate a proportion of your sale. For example, buy from Amazon and we receive a 2.5% donation, or buy from M&S and we receive 5%. There is an incredibly wide range of stores so please do make use of this fantastic opportunity.
