Schools! We’ll be launching our Advent appeal on 10 November.
Will you join us please and #BeeThere for people in your local community who are facing crisis this Christmas?
Get in touch if you have any questions or need anything else before we launch!
We’re buzzing that our popular Caritas bees are back again this Christmas, asking us all to help change the script for people in our local communities.
Our Advent appeal for 2026 will launch on 10 November with a whole range of free resources and activities for you to use in school, including:
- Our brand new animation to show and spark discussions in assembly and lessons
- Activity sheets and ideas on how to bring the themes of the appeal to life
- Stories about people in our local communities who are experiencing poverty, homelessness and discrimination
- Assembly slides
- Prayers
- Certificates to give to pupils who take part
- Social media assets
- And much more…!
Will you join us please and #BeeThere for people in your locally community this Advent?
Email if you have any questions before we launch on 10 November
Why your support matters
Any of us could experience poverty or homelessness at any time.
Almost one in three children in the area we work within in Greater Manchester and Lancashire are living in poverty right now.
Many don’t know whether they’ll have a meal to eat on Christmas Day – some might not even have a roof over their head.
Thousands more people are homeless or at risk of becoming so too.
Demand for our services supporting families, children, young people and individuals locally is continuing to grow.
Your support will mean we can #BeeThere for people in your community at a time of acute crisis – and for the long-term too.
However you choose to take part in #BeeThere this year – whether big or small – it can make a huge difference.
Our latest Impact Report shows just some of the ways we’ve been there for local people recently.
Bee ready for launch day!
If you’re not already signed up to receive our email newsletter, please click the orange button below now to be the first to hear when #BeeThere launches.
We’ll email you on 10 November when we go live, with links to all of the resources, the special animation and more!
“I would not have got through this without all your help. Thank you so much for everything you’ve done for me and my family.”
Mum accessing our young parent accommodation service