Together, We Raised £20,340 to Provide a Second Family for Refugees

We’re thrilled to announce that together, we smashed our Big Give target and raised a whopping £20,340!!

We’re so grateful to every person who donated or shared the campaign to help fund our Integration Hub projects in 2025:

  • English classes that will help refugees to integrate in their communities, smashing language and cultural barriers, and reducing the crippling loneliness many feel when they arrive in the UK

  • Support groups that offer therapeutic activities — from painting to exercise classes — so that refugee women facing unique challenges can access specialist support to overcome trauma, build friendships, and be signposted to vital healthcare and immigration services

  • Community meals that provide hot food where people can’t afford it; offer a warm space in the cold winter months; and give the chance to make meaningful friendships, again breaking down walls caused by isolation.

Every penny will fund all this and more. What an incredible gift that will outlast the Christmas season, helping refugees like Mohammed to rebuild their lives after fleeing life-threatening persecution.

Mohammed said, “I miss my family back home. But I'm happy to join with Upbeat. I feel that I am one of their family.”

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Maddie Thomson