PLEASE FIND BELOW DETAILS ABOUT DONATING ITEMS OR VOLUNTEERING TO WORK WITH US.

What Could I Donate?

At Gloucester City Mission we greatly appreciate any donations of goods to distribute to our street friends. Unfortunately though, not all items are useful to those living on the street or those vulnerably housed due to their lack of facilities. As such, we have prepared a list of some suggestions to give you an idea of the goods most useful to our clients.

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Food/Drink

• Coffee

• Pot Noodles

• Hot Chocolate sachets

• Soups (in packets)

NOTE: Please provide hot food or drinks that can be made with water, not milk, and that can be served from a flask.

Toiletries

• Shower Gel

• Shampoo/Conditioner

• Shaving Gel

• Razors

• Deodorant

• Sanitary Towels/Tampons

• Toothbrushes

• Toothpaste

• Flannels

Clothing

• Boxer shorts s-m

• Ladiesbriefs s-m

• Trainers

• Hoodies

• Joggers s-m

• Scarves

• Gloves

Other items

• Sleeping Bags (new or used)

• 2 or 3 man tents

To arrange for delivery please contact the office on 01452 901922, or by email at

Volunteer with Gloucester City Mission

We are always looking for volunteers to help with the work of Gloucester City Mission.

The GCM volunteers work tirelessly every Tuesday afternoon, Wednesday morning and Friday afternoon to bring hot food and drink to our friends on the street, as well as sharing their testimonies and listening to the stories of the homeless in the city of Gloucester.

If you are interested in volunteering with GCM please visit the Contact page and send us a message, providing us with your contact details and a brief description of why you are interested in working with us to reach our street friends.

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Christmas Hamper Project

Find out how you can support Gloucester City Mission's
Christmas Hamper project.

How to Get Involved in GCM’s Christmas Hamper Project

Each year Gloucester City Mission runs a Christmas carol concert for our street friends. At this event we also distribute Christmas hampers; often the only present that these individuals receive over the holiday period.

If you would like to help GCM with its Christmas hamper project you can put together your own hamper based on the following suggestions:

• Strong plastic carrier bag

• Food/drink: mince pies, cake, chocolates, sweets, small jar of coffee, small packet of tea bags, drinking chocolate, packet soup, small packet of sugar, Pot Noodles

• Toiletries: soap, flannel, deodorant, shampoo, shaving cream, razors, etc

• Clothing: gloves, scarf, hat, socks

• A Christmas cracker

• Suitable Christian literature

• A Christmas card from yourself / house group / Church

No nuts please; many substance abusers and homeless have no teeth, or very few, also no tangerines or oranges due to the difficulty in distributing them while still fresh

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Please feel free to donate just a few items on the list rather than a full hamper if you’d prefer, as we will put hampers together from donations prior to our carol service.

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This year our ‘Street’ Carol Service will be held on 18th December. We would appreciate any contributions toward the project by Wednesday the 13th of December at the very latest.

Thank you for your help; without your support we would be unable to continue with our hamper project and our other activities in the city of Gloucester.