Lancaster City Council, GB establishes contactless giving points to fund Street Aid program

Lancaster City Council, GB Street Aid Contactless Giving

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The council and project partners recruited three storefronts to host the giving points for Lancaster District Street Aid. Passersby can swipe cards equipped for contactless payments over each point to donate £3 for homeless relief. QR codes on Stagecoach buses are scanned to send £3 contributions through the Total Giving platform. Lancaster District Street Aid issues grants to homeless residents for interview clothing, transportation to interviews, and training expenses.

Homelessness Health & Human Services

Lancaster City Council, GB

Non-metropolitan district in England

United Kingdom

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Lancaster District Street Aid - Lancaster District CVS

Lancaster District Street Aid helps people on the streets to turn a corner. We do this by raising a fund from which people who are, or have been, on the streets can apply for a grant to help them get off, and stay off, the streets. There are lots of reasons why people beg on …

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Lancaster District Street Aid - Lancaster City Council

A new cashless way to help homeless people in the Lancaster District has been launched.

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