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Walk INN Food Bank – Independent Local Food Bank For Belfast And Lisburn Community Area

It is worth remembering that luxury items many of us take for granted are out of the question for people struggling to put food on the table.
You can also play a big part in helping people less fortunate than yourself get the items they need. Hosting a collection at your school, church or business can bring people together, raise awareness and do a good deed all at the same time.

Support Us On eBay For Charity

Please consider donating part of your eBay proceeds to us, and remember, this will be a double bonus for Belfast And Lisburn Community Project as eBay will be donating too!

Help Us Fundraise To Help Keep Our Walk INN Respite Shelter

Our Homeless shelter provide temporary residence for homeless individuals and families. It exist to provide residents with safety and protection from exposure to the weather while simultaneously reducing the environmental impact on the community.To help us keep this project running we would need your support in keeping our present property that we use for shelter…
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Supporting The Vulnerable In Our Community

Please help us to help our vulnerable people in our community We are committed to supporting the most vulnerable in our community and even more during these unprecedented times. Our response is aimed at supporting those who are most vulnerable and in need of support, the homeless, families in crisis and those who cannot currently…
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Northern Ireland to extend testing for coronavirus key workers

Access to testing for those with symptoms of coronavirus (COVID-19) will be extended across Northern Ireland to include key workers who are self-isolating because they are symptomatic or because a household member is symptomatic. Expansion of testing provision across Northern Ireland is possible now with a third test centre opened in Craigavon to match those…
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Covid-19 VOLUNTEERING AND BENEFITS

If you are receiving state benefits you are still allowed to volunteer. However, there are some rules that you need to be aware of to make sure that your volunteering doesn’t have an impact on the benefits you receive. This guidance aims to help you start volunteering by giving an overview of what you need…
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HELP FOR BELFAST AND LISBURN PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS DURING THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK

We find ourselves in very challenging times as we put in place plans to keep the people who use our services, those most vulnerable in society, who are in a high risk and vulnerable group regarding the impact of Covid-19 (Coronavirus) PLEASE DONATE TO OUR FUNDRAISING We already have incurred additional costs in order to…
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Helping the Homeless: Belfast Streets Outreach

Helping the Homeless: Making a Difference for Someone Sleeping on the Streets. Helping the homeless is something most of us think about doing when we…….

What is meant by ‘homelessness’?

Becoming homeless can happen to anyone. A person may be homeless if they are:  staying with friends or family  staying in a hostel  staying in a bed and breakfast  living in very overcrowded conditions  at risk of violence if they stay in their home  living in poor conditions that…
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Help if you’re on the streets: claim benefits

You can still claim benefits if you’re sleeping on the streets or in a hostel, even if you don’t have a fixed address or a bank account. If you don’t have a fixed address You can usually claim certain benefits even if you don’t have a fixed address. If you’re entitled to claim, you could…
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