On Saturday night, over a thousand dedicated supporters braved the cold and rain to sleep out in Trafalgar Square as part of The World’s Big…
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Charity Events 
The Big Issue’s Fara Joins The World’s Big Sleep Out
This weekend, millions of people around the world will be sleeping out to raise vital funds to end homelessness and The Big Issue Foundation are…
News 
Dentaid Supports Big Issue Vendors
Big Issue vendors in Bournemouth have received free dental care on a mobile dental unit run by Dentaid. The dental surgery on wheels parked outside…
News 
Vendor Lynne Braves The Shave
Birmingham based vendor Lynne Smith recently underwent a transformation to give back and support others. On 20th October Lynne ‘braved the shave’ and cut her…
News 
Raise free funds for The Big Issue Foundation this Christmas
This winter, your donations are more important than ever. And now thanks to our longstanding partnership with fundraising and money saving site Savoo, you can…
News 
Evening Standard campaign to tackle homelessness
Today the Evening Standard is launching its most ambitious campaign ever: a two-year commitment to tackle the homelessness epidemic in London. As a member of…
Community 
Giving Tuesday – One day to make a world of difference!
On Tuesday 3rd December we are celebrating #GivingTuesday! Giving Tuesday is a global day of giving, a day where everyone, everywhere can do something to support…
Charity Events 
The Big Stadium Sleepout is back!
The Big Stadium Sleep Out has been postponed until 27th March 2020. Please contact abennett@saintsfoundation.co.uk for more information. Ready, set, SLEEP! Organised by Southampton Football…
Features 
Big Issue Vendors and Contactless
One of the most common topics we receive emails about is Big Issue vendors taking card payments. Unfortunately, providing everyone with a contactless device is…
News 
John Bird Launches Future Generations Bill
When I was a boy, I would watch my mother run out of money on Monday night. And then be rescued on a Tuesday morning…