Raising Money for the Homeless
Almost £3,000 were raised by Perthshire law firm Macnabs and Next Home Estate Agents for local charity Churches Action for the Homeless (CATH), which supports, encourages and promotes the development and delivery of projects to relieve homelessness and poor housing the Perth & Kinross area.
“Throughout the month of February, both Macnabs and Next Home each donated £25 to CATH for every successful property offer we were involved in,” said Gillian Ralph, head of the property team at Macnabs. “As a local business we are dedicated to supporting our local communities and helping causes that are close to people’s hearts – it was a busy month for clients purchasing and selling properties and we are delighted to have been able to raise such an incredible amount for a very worthy charity.”
CATH is a charity established almost 30 years ago and which supports those who are homeless or under the threat of becoming homeless. It is a day centre with drop in facilities, such as low cost meals, laundry, washing, advice and literacy and self-development programmes.
“We also operate a purpose built 8 flat-let accommodation unit in Perth, an outreach team who conduct street walks, a floating support team, a befriending service, a resettlement team and a charity shop. We are overwhelmed by the amount raised by Macnabs and Next Home and the possibilities that this creates for us to support our service users,” said Brian Cowie, chief executive of CATH.
Homelessness is a growing issue not just in the area, but all over the country and the support that local people and businesses are willing to offer is vital for homeless people and for organisations like CATH.
