New 'giving window' installed allowing card donations to help Shrewsbury homeless
An innovative way for people to support the homeless in Shrewsbury has got off to a good start - and is already being expanded throughout the town.
The first "alternative giving" window was installed in Castle Street in April, and another one has now been created in Pride Hill.
The windows contain a specially-designed card machine which people can use to make donations directly to Shrewsbury Ark, rather than giving rough sleepers their loose change.
Mike Matthews, chair of Shrewsbury BID and trustee of the charity, said the windows had been installed as the result of a partnership between the two groups.
“Shrewsbury BID works closely with The Ark, and providing a safer, more targeted way for people to help the homeless is something we have wanted to do for some time,” he said.
