A reminder details of all 193 donations (£84,000) made to date can be found here:
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All thanks to our members giving us £1 a week 💙

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We wish the boy the very best of luck with his mission to reunite with his nephews and are pleased to be able to support the group helping him through the process.

The cost of the social worker’s report is £660 and we have sent £500 towards that so they can get this organised and move the whole process forward and hopefully have their application accepted first time.

They have been advised by the lawyer that they should get an independent social workers report as it is much more likely that the application is accepted with that as evidence. Also, if the application fails, then an appeal is likely to be successful with this report.

He is very proud and does not want to ask for money but he cannot do this alone. There are a number of costs that need to be met - DNA testing; Visas to neighbouring countries for biometrics; TB testing; applications to Home Office; immigration health surcharge; travel.

The young boy himself is saving as much money as he can but he is still sending funds for his nephew’s daily needs, so it is a huge challenge for him. He is committed to bringing these boys here as they have all lost everyone else who was dear to them.

The process is very complex and they are being supported by a specialist charity which is covering the legal costs.  Each part of the process comes with various different costs and they are working through all the hoops required.

The rules around bringing child relatives who are not your own children are a little more difficult and the cost is higher, but the group is determined to get these 3 boys together, as they are now each other’s only family.

Money was sent back to a neighbour who eventually took the boys in and cared for them, providing money could be sent for all their needs. Friends supporting this young boy in Sheffield have now started an application to bring the boys to the UK, which will be a challenge but is not impossible.

His parents had stayed in Afghanistan to look after his young nephews, but in 2023 they both died, leaving the nephews homeless and without support, and dependent on food from the local mosque.

He spent the next six months travelling to Europe and arrived in the UK in March 2022, after a difficult and dangerous journey, and he was dispersed to Sheffield and placed in foster care. After 10 months he was given refugee status in the UK.

After Afghanistan fell to Taliban rule in 2021, the boy was forced to flee the country when his older brothers were killed, serving in the national army. He spent weeks hiding as Taliban members entered his village and called at his home.

Our 192nd donation has gone to help an Afghan teenager, now living in Sheffield, in his attempts to reunite with the 2 surviving members of his family. The full story is in the thread 👇- we are pleased to give £500 towards the costs involved in the complex journey to reunite these children.

Any member paying £1 a week to our pot can make a nomination for an individual, a family or a local organisation based within the Sheffield area to receive a donation of up to £500 and we are grateful to our member who made this nomination.

We understand how difficult these applications are and we’re happy to help with these appeal costs and hope she is successful in this initial stage of the process, allowing her to pursue the next steps. We very much hope she can eventually be reunited with her son.

With donation 191 we sent £140 to help a single mother, who lives in Sheffield with a young child. She really needs financial support from a family reunion solicitor to help her appeal her application to get her older son to the UK.

500 together

Since starting in Sept 2019 we have given over £80k to 190 recipients - ranging from help with bills; school uniform; food shops; support for rehomed DV survivors; new cookers, carpets, beds for families; help for refugees and asylum seekers. All donations can be found at 500together.blogspot.com

500 together is a group of people from #Sheffield and further afield, who put £1 a week into a pot, allowing us to make donations of up to £500 to help a local individual, family or organisation. Every single £1 gets #given away. Join us - it is a wonderful way to spend £1 and directly help others!

To join our group you can set up a standing order for £1 a week -
500 Together
sort code 51-61-35
Account 82714371
Use your full name as ref and email us at weare500together@gmail.com for regular updates
www.500together.co.uk
#sheffield

The organisers of the project send huge thanks to 500 Together for enabling them to continue their partnership with Food and Community Trust and offer more people the chance to be debt free and to have a chance for a fresh start.
Thanks to our members for paying a weekly £1 to allow us to help 💙

They managed to secure £750 from a Ward Pot grant but needed an additional £250 to pay the full amount. We were pleased to help bridge that gap to allow them to continue offering this much needed service.

However, in order to continue to have access to this expert support from the debt team at the Food & Community Trust and meet the growing demand, they needed to pay to officially be linked to an FCA accredited organisation.

They have noticed the need for face to face debt work is growing and so in June they teamed up with Christians Against Poverty at the Food and Community Trust to offer comprehensive debt support. So far they have seen one person become debt free and are working with several more.

The Edge centre in Jordanthorpe was started 3.5 yrs ago to offer face to face support with people's benefit, housing, debt & form filling needs. Since then it has grown both in the numbers coming (25 clients in 2hr session), the number of support workers (4 to 8) & the range of assistance on offer.

Edge Centre Jordanthorpe and Batemoor | Sheffield Edge Centre Jordanthorpe and Batemoor, Sheffield. 130 likes · 12 talking about this. Free help and support with housing, benefits, debt and form-filling. Our friendly team are here to help you.

News of Donation 190:
Our first donation of 2025 has seen us send £250 to help The Edge centre offer more invaluable support to help people manage their debts and work towards becoming debt free. www.facebook.com/p/Edge-Centr...

On BlueBird we also run an account for a great, #Sheffield based fundraising group called 500 Together. It’s simple, donate £1 per week and then you can nominate a recipient for up up to £500. So far almost £90k has been donated to some great causes. Give it a whirl.

To join our group you can set up a standing order for £1 a week -
500 Together
sort code 51-61-35
Account 82714371
Use your full name as ref and email us at weare500together@gmail.com for regular updates
www.500together.co.uk
#sheffield

500 together

Since starting in Sept 2019 we have given over £80k to 190 recipients - ranging from help with bills; school uniform; food shops; support for rehomed DV survivors; new cookers, carpets, beds for families; help for refugees and asylum seekers. All donations can be found at 500together.blogspot.com

500 together is a group of people from #Sheffield and further afield, who put £1 a week into a pot, allowing us to make donations of up to £500 to help a local individual, family or organisation. Every single £1 gets #given away. Join us - it is a wonderful way to spend £1 and directly help others!