EVERY penny donated to our Surviving Winter appeal goes to help the elderly and vulnerable in Dorset living in fuel poverty.

The appeal, run in partnership with Citizens Advice in Dorset, distributes £200 grants to pensioners and vulnerable people aged 60 and over living in fuel poverty who often can only afford to heat one room for a few hours a day and routinely skip meals to save money for their fuel bills.

The Surviving Winter funding also helps the Citizens Advice energy team identify people at risk so they can offer the grants, as well as a range of other support. 

Donate online

Just click here and follow the instructions.

Donate by post

Send a cheque or bankers draft, made payable to Dorset Community Foundation, to The Surviving Winter Appeal, Dorset Community Foundation, The Spire, High Street, Poole, BH15 1DF.

If you are a UK Tax Payer please download, fill in and send us a Gift Aid form, which can be downloaded here.

You can also donate through a BACS Transfer via: Charities Aid Foundation Bank, Sort Code: 40-52-40, Account Number:00083897 ( Please use reference – SW)

We are working together with Citizens Advice branches across Dorset to disperse donations raised for older people in need across Dorset. If you need support please contact them on 01929 775500 or at energy@edpcitizensadvice.org.uk.

Any queries?

Call us on 01202 670815 .

Chief Executive Grant Robson: “Last year, because of the wonderful support we received we were able to help more than 400 people. This year, with people receiving the Winter Fuel Payment, we are appealing to those who feel they may not need it, or all of it, to recycle it and help save a life.”