Emmanuel House Winter Appeal

This winter, 'you can make the difference’ in supporting homeless, vulnerable and isolated adults across Nottingham. 

Our winter appeal is one of our most important fundraising events - we need it to sustain the running of the charity all year round. Fundraising is vital for us to sustain our annual income as a charity.

Emmanuel House could be at risk of £70,000 fall in our core income this year as a result of the pandemic. Our sources of income and community fundraising have drastically been reduced.

We rely on donations from individuals, businesses, faith groups and communities and without these, all Emmanuel House does would not be possible. This makes it all the more important that we have a successful fundraising campaign this year.

To launch our campaign, we've commissioned a short film based on the lived experiences of homeless people in Nottingham. From the directors of BBC One’s Soul Boy, Luke Radford and Toby Curson, Lone stars award-winning Television Workshop actor Justine Emma Moore, as well as Emmanuel House staff and beneficiaries. The first-person narration was written by playwright Sophie Ellerby. 

The film was commissioned to launch our winter appeal and to raise awareness of the work it does to help those who are homeless, rough sleeping, in crisis or at risk of homelessness. It tells the story of Gemma, a young woman who becomes homeless when the relationships with the people closest to her break down. Whilst living on the streets Gemma is told about Emmanuel House from where she is able to take her first steps out of homelessness.

Watch the film on the Emmanuel House website: www.emmanuelhouse.org.uk