The Pocket Angel app was born out of the need to allow the general public a means of helping people experiencing homelessness and other social disadvantage in an increasingly cashless society. I regularly come into contact with homeless rough sleepers on my commute who ask me for money. I tend not to give money and usually buy the person a meal if I have the time. This is not always possible and in 2016 I had a light-bulb moment. If there was a way to give the person a voucher that would solve my problem.
The Pocket Angel Assist app allowed you to provide food, shelter and basic hygiene essentials to people experiencing homelessness or social disadvantage without giving them cash. In Autumn 2018 I launched a Gofundme campaign to raise £5,000 to complete the development of the Pocket Angel Assist app. The campaign on Gofundme, along with funds raised at various events like the Sleep Out on The Macs Farm and a cake sale at Hurstpierpoint College, were successful and the full amount was raised just before midnight of New Year’s Eve 2018. I was overcome with joy!
In 2024 we teamed up with the Amber Foundation to realise our dream of helping people back on their feet – Pocket Angel Home – through training and work experience using our Mobile Kitchen. As we changed direction, we decided to take our apps out of service for now so we can focus on the Mobile Kitchen – you can, of course, still purchase vouchers to help us, through our website instead.
We are now using Stripe as our platform to allow you to continue to support our efforts as they charge a smaller commission. For more information please see this page on our site https://www.pocketangelhome.co.uk/donate-to-help.
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Thank You! Alcia