Generous members of the public have helped TAP for Bristol raise £10K to support homeless people and homelessness prevention in just four months.

Launched by Bristol City Centre BID in September 2019, the new contactless donation initiative has been enthusiastically embraced across the city. Vicky Lee, BID’s project lead on TAP for Bristol, says: “We want to say a huge thank you to the people of Bristol for their generosity in donating money to tackle homelessness in our city, and an equally big thank you to all the businesses that have contacted us to host TAP points.”

Half of the money will be made available to Caring in Bristol to carry out its life-changing homelessness prevention work. The other half will be turned into small grants available to local charities, organisations and community groups to support named individuals into safer and more stable lives away from the streets. Reaching the £10k milestone means TAP for Bristol partner, Quartet Community Foundation, has opened the first call for grant applications. Organisations working on the frontline with those who are street homeless are being urged to apply via the Quartet website.