Day 3 of the LBDI looks at physical and mental health. In today’s modern world, mental health remains an issue for many of us, and especially for women and children in poverty. MindUK reports that young people in the lowest income bracket are 4.5 times more llikely to experience severe mental health problems than those in the highest. Sadly, research also shows that the holiday season can be a particularly difficult time for those struggling to make ends meet.

For the past 28 years, our Holiday Hampers community programme has been providing hampers filled with gifts, food, toiletries and other essentials to some of London’s most vulnerable populations during the festive season. This year, with your help, we will deliver cusomised hampers to more than 1000 of London’s most vulnerable individuals, supporting both their basic needs and their mental health.

Learn more and donate here.