Path Winter Appeal: Hope begins with a home

This winter, hundreds of people in Plymouth face freezing nights without safety or shelter. Your gift today can provide warmth, support and a way home.

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The Reality of Winter on the Streets

Every month, around 100 people in Plymouth have nowhere safe to sleep.

For those sleeping rough, the cold bites deep — illnesses spread fast, and isolation takes its toll.

“It’s the loneliness that breaks you,” says Darren. “It’s the cold, the fear – you just feel like there’s no end to it all”

At Path, we believe everyone deserves a safe home. That’s why our outreach team is out every day, helping people move from the streets into safety and stability.

How Your Donation Helps

Your gift to the Path Winter Appeal could provide:.

  • Cartoon illustration of a person singing into a microphone with musical notes around them.

    Emergency outreach support

    food, clothing, travel and emergency shelter

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    Specialist help

    for families, young people, and people leaving prison

  • Tailored casework

    Tailored casework

    to help people rebuild their lives

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    Warmth, safety, and dignity

    when it’s needed most

Double your impact this winter!

Donate between 1 - 8 December

For one week only, from 1 to 8 December, your kindness can go twice as far. For the second year, Path is taking part in the Big Give Christmas Challenge. During this special week, every pound you donate to our Winter Appeal through the Big Give will be matched by a national funder, doubling the difference you can make.

A gift of £25 becomes £50. A gift of £50 becomes £100. Together, we can help more people facing homelessness find safety, warmth and hope this winter.

We have already secured £7,500 in pledges and match funding towards our £15,000 target, meaning we are halfway there.

We now need your help to close the gap and unlock the full amount of match funding available, ensuring every possible pound can go towards supporting people experiencing homelessness this winter.

To make your donation count twice, simply donate to Path's Winter Appeal through the Big Give between 1 and 8 December.

Watch this video if you want to know how your donation is doubled at no extra cost to you!

Darren’s Story
From the Streets to Stability

“There were times I didn’t think I’d ever get off the streets,” Darren says. “But then I met Jackie and Path. They got me into accommodation — and that was the start of everything changing.”

Darren spent years moving from place to place, never safe, never settled. He battled addiction, loss, and fear. When he came to Path, everything began to turn around.

“Path gave me a base, somewhere safe. I can cook, I can sleep, I can feel normal again. It might not sound a lot, but to someone who’s been on the streets for years, it means everything.”

Now, Darren is sober, reconnecting with his mum and living in a flat of his own.

“Path gave me a place to live — and a reason to hope.”

What Your Gift Can Do

Donation Impact

  • £5

    Can provide a warm blanket and hygiene pack

  • £25

    Can offer a hot meal and emergency essentials

  • £50

    Can help fund one night of safe accommodation

  • £100

    Can support ongoing casework and recovery for someone like Darren

Help Make a Lasting Impact

Through our Winter Appeal, your donation will go to those who really need it.

Help us keep more people safe, warm and hopeful this winter.
Together, we can make sure no one in Plymouth faces the cold alone.

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