Top London football club Millwall is backing homelessness charity Thames Reach's blanket appeal as the cold weather threatens the lives of rough sleepers.
The club is asking fans to donate spare blankets and sleeping bags to Thames Reach’s London Street Rescue team in its programme for the match against Leicester City on Tuesday 28 December and on the club’s website.
Outreach workers from London Street Rescue go out onto the streets across the capital every night to help rough sleepers come inside into safe, secure accommodation. Thames Reach has helped over 100 people off the streets since the freezing weather began at the end of November.
Thames Reach Chief Executive Jeremy Swain said: “The severe weather conditions mean it really is a matter of life and death for London’s rough sleepers. The best place is off the street in somewhere warm, dry and secure. But for those people who won’t come inside we need to make sure they are protected against the elements.
“We are enormously grateful for the support of Millwall Football Club and the club’s fantastic fans who can play a vital role in helping rough sleepers survive this bitter weather.”
Read about the appeal on the Millwall Football Club website
If you want to donate your spare blankets and sleeping bags you can drop them off at our office in Aldgate:
Thames Reach
Gem House
122-126 Backchurch Lane
London
E1 1ND
(9am - 5pm Monday to Friday)
Or at our Bermondsey supported housing project near to the Millwall ground:
Bermondsey Project
27 Roseberry Street
London
SE16 3NA
(9am - 5pm Monday - Friday and 10am - 6pm Saturday)
If you would like any further information about Thames Reach or would like to make a donation you can call us on 020 7702 5626 or email donations@thamesreach.org.uk
