"Big Issue North is a street paper sold by homeless and vulnerably housed people in the North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, who buy magazines for £1.50 and sell them on for £3. Vendors sell in all weathers, sometimes working 6 or 7 days a week for up to 13 hours per day, so we desperately need warm hats, scarves, gloves and socks to help them through the cold months ahead when they return to work. 60% of our vendors are men and 40% are women, so unisex items in neutral colours are ideal, though we will very gratefully accept anything that people would like to donate."

Bronte Schiltz | Fundraising and Communications Officer | Big Issue North

Howard, a Big Issue North vendor in Leeds, before and after lockdown

Things You Can Do Today

  • Make a donation to the hardship fund, providing everything vendors need to survive the weeks ahead, by texting HARDSHIP to 7