| LONDON: Borderline "300 Club" |
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| Monday, 05 May 2008 | ||||||
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The Borderline ‘300 Club’ offers you the opportunity to make a realdifference in the lives of homeless and insecurely housed Scots inLondon. The Borderline ‘300 Club’ offers you the opportunity to make a realdifference in the lives of homeless and insecurely housed Scots inLondon. Sign up today - your commitment to a regular donation willenable us to help many Scots in real need. Details below and via ourwebsite www.borderline-uk.org ... Don't turn your back, turn to Borderline On the 1st of May 1707 the newly united parliamentsof Scotland and England met for the first time. Following the Treaty ofUnion the flow of people and goods between the two countries resumedand increased. There is still a constant flow of people coming to London fromScotland and as we know some have no home and no job. This is the pointat which Borderline can help - but we need your help. In recognition of the 300th Anniversary of the Treaty of Union weare launching the 300 Club. What does this mean? We are looking for 300people who are willing to support Borderline by a regular monthlypayment. We are looking for: > 100 people who will give £10 a month
Make a difference, Borderline does Borderline is small charity achieving big results
Borderline offers a unique service in London, with an understandingof our clients’ particular problems and needs, and strong partnershipsand links with many different organisations in both London and Scotlandwho can help us find the best solution for each individual client. How Borderline helps Our advice team helps our clients with:
By joining our ’300 Club’, you will be making a much-needed contribution to our vital work. We see on average one new client every working day, from every areaof Scotland. If you sign up to giving us £10, £25 or £50 a month, wecan help more people like Emma. Emma came to London from Glasgow, fleeing a violent relationship.She hoped to turn her life around and then bring her children to joinher. Sadly Emma was the victim of a sexual assault in London whichshattered her confidence. Falling into depression, she developed a drugaddiction and ended up on the streets. Eventually, Emma found a hostelbed and started to get her life back together. She was devastated tothen discover that one of her daughters had committed suicide anddecided that she needed to return to Glasgow as soon as possible. Her hostel key worker brought her to Borderline and we’re working tohelp her go back, but making sure she has the right support in place.We’ve contacted the council, sought advice from housing rights agenciesand contacted agencies in Glasgow who will be able to help her. We areworking with the Glasgow Association for Mental Health, the HomelessAddiction team and the Shelter Glasgow Families Project. When Emma is ready, the Families Project will support her bid to berehoused with her children. Emma is doing well on a methadone programmeand with the right support, will realise her dream of being re-unitedwith her children. We need your help to give Emma the key to her new home
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