Windrush Winter Emergency Appeal

The Windrush scandal is far from over.

Fundraising for this appeal has now ended - a huge thank you for your support. If you'd like to support our wider work campaigning for the rights of people who move, please donate now.

No one should face winter without a way to pay their bills or put food on the table. But thousands of members of the Windrush generation are still waiting for the money they are owed by this government, after its policies saw them lose their jobs and homes or even wrongfully detained them.

The compensation scheme is too slow, too complex and too meagre to truly compensate people for the loss they’ve suffered. Members of the Windrush generation have endured an incredible amount, with lives put on hold, savings eaten up, debts accrued and earnings lost.

This winter we are raising and distributing emergency funds to members of the Windrush generation who are still waiting to receive the payouts they are owed by the government.

The fund has been kick started by an anonymous donation of £10,000. Every penny raised will help people struggling with health needs, debt resolution, paying bills, buying food, clothes and basic necessities or helping families through a difficult time. 

This winter, stand with the Windrush generations who are still waiting to see justice. Donate to the Windrush Winter Emergency Appeal now.

Fundraising for this appeal has now ended - a huge thank you for your support. If you'd like to support our wider work campaigning for the rights of people who move, please donate now.

Other support

A huge thank you to all who have supported this appeal. If you would like to offer any further assistance, the organisations listed below would welcome you getting in touch. Assistance with items such as: working laptops, tablets, batches of phone cards, household items, clothing, kitchen utensils, white goods would be most welcome. Further details on how to help can be obtained by contacting:

 

Glenda Andrew, Preston Windrush Generation Descendants:

[email protected]

 

Bishop Dr. Desmond Jaddoo, The Windrush Movement UK

[email protected]

 

A huge thank you to our friends and partners at StrongBack Productions and Speaking Volumes Live Literature Productions. If you represent an organisation seeking a grant to support members of the Windrush generation, find out more and apply here.