![]() Steve Cooper, from Cry In The Dark, said: "I cannot think, at this moment in time, a better purpose than helping those refugees from the Ukraine."Ĭasa Albert will be able to host approximately 25 families, but the centre needs ongoing donations as they are not sure for how long their doors will need to be open. The facility will now be used as refugee centre and will take in people fleeing Ukraine. To get in touch contact People from Kent have set up donation spots to help Ukrainians at warĪshford-based charity Cry In The Dark, will provide aid from outside the UK.Ĭry In The Dark has a residential home for children and adults with special needs in Romania, called Casa Albert. ![]() They are now asking people to instead donating boxes and shipping donations so that the goods can be sent off. "Please don't be offended, but we now need to refuse any further donations that arrive at our sites until space is cleared." They put a temporary pause on receiving donations yesterday and said: "The drop-off points for your donations to support people in Ukraine are currently full and we need to pause for a moment to sort and box your donations for shipping before we can accept more. It's a similar picture at the collection point set up by students at MidKent College in Gillingham. Instead, donations can be taken to Matthew Memorial Hall, Castle Ave, Rochester ME1 2DU Volunteers Sara Daly(left) and Sharon Edwards (55261787) The owners at Ela's Cakes in Chatham were overwhelmed with donations, but in a recent post on their Facebook page they said that they were no longer accepting donations as they needed to sort through what had already been dropped off. ![]() ![]() Many donation points across Kent are now having to turn away new donations due to funding issues and getting the supplies to Eastern Europe. ![]()
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