Fundraising

As for all charities, fundraising this past year has been particularly challenging. We really missed the Bath Half but are looking forward to it’s return in March 2022. Needing to think creatively, we set up the Bath 2 Bethlehem Challenge in December 2020. We challenged our amazing supporters, trustees, and staff to get out and about to collectively travel 3,164 miles, the distance between our office in Southdown and the centre of Bethlehem. This event was a real success, raising more than £3,000. So, a huge thank you to everyone who walked (or cycled on their exercise bike!). We really appreciate the continued support from funders, listed below with the projects they funded. Our relationships with young people showed us the negative impact Covid and lockdowns were having on their mental health. The funding we received helped us adapt our projects so that we were able to continue to offer support either virtually or through face-to-face delivery. We were not only able to maintain the delivery of our projects but managed to increase support of and work with young people for the first time through new projects such as detached youth work and the building of a new shelter in partnership with Bath City Farm. As always it was the continued support of donors and churches that underpinned our work. We thank God that this remained stable through such difficult times and appreciate the faithful giving and prayers of our supporters.

Grants received in 2020/21

All Churches Trust Organisational Development All Churches Trust: Hope Beyond Southdown: Bath City Farm Youth Shelter (in partnership with Bath City Farm) Alfred Haines Trust Organisational Development Dame Violet Wills Charitable Trust Schools Work: Accompanying & Organisational Development Jug of Oil Trust Southdown: Detached Youth Work

Quartet Community Foundation: Resilience Fund

Organisational Development Quartet Community Foundation: Bath Half Fund Southdown: Motus Quartet Community Foundation: Express Grant Schools Work

Quartet Community Foundation: Somerset Crimebeat Fund

Timsbury St James’ Place Schools Work: Mentoring St Johns Foundation Timsbury & Southdown The National Lottery: Awards for All Southdown

Donations received in 2020/21

Bath Abbey Organisational Development St Mary’s Church Timsbury Timsbury Parish Council Timsbury