First West of England has joined a campaign to tackle homelessness in Bristol with an initiative which has already raised £100,000. The operator is the latest business in the city to join TAP for Bristol, a scheme designed to make giving to charity easier by allowing users to make a donation through contactless by swiping their debit/credit card or smart phone at high profile contact points across the city.
First’s TAP point has been installed at the city’s main bus station on Marlborough Street. Speaking on World Homeless Day on 10 October, Bristol bus & coach station’s Operations Manager Carole Stevens said: “We’re so proud of our links with our local communities, and this project is directly helping one of those communities which can sometimes be overlooked – rough sleepers in our city.
“By joining TAP for Bristol, we’re becoming part of a family of organisations and businesses in the city which is helping Bristol become the city that solves homelessness.
“The TAP panel at Bristol’s bus and coach station will now give the 30,000 people who pass through the station every day a quick and easy way to donate £3 to tackling homelessness.”
Launched in September 2019, the TAP initiative aims to make Bristol the city that solves homelessness, and has since raised about £25,000 per year on average through its contactless donation points, JustGiving page and donations from businesses.
