We are looking forward to today’s launch of Bedford’s first Tap to Donate machine to support people who are homeless.
The donation machine will be accessible for the general public to give a sum of £3 per tap to the Bedford Homeless Partnership, of which Emmaus Village Carlton is a member. The Mayor of Bedford is officially opening the machine at 2.30pm at the site of the machine.
Money from the machine will be collected into the Bedford Real Change Fund, an emergency pot of money, hosted on the Bedford Homeless Partnership JustGiving page. These funds will be used by Partnership members (including our charity) to support their work with people who are homeless. Up to £1k can be awarded for each request and money can go towards buying everyday necessities like sleeping bags, food, clothing and paying for services to support those homeless or at risk of homelessness.
The machine, which will be situated in the front window of IMPAKT Interiors store located at 14-15 The Arcade, Bedford MK40, will offer top line messaging about the partnership’s mission and aims.