Charity receives 27,000 Christmas dinner donations for the homeless

A cafe chain backed by George Clooney has received more than 27,000 donations in one day to its campaign to ensure a homeless person gets a hot meal at Christmas.

Social Bite has teamed up with itison.com again to run the fundraiser, which invites people to donate £5 which will buy a homeless person Christmas dinner at its cafes in Glasgow, Edinburgh or Aberdeen.

The chain said that by donating £5 supporters will not only provide a helping of festive food, they will also give the less fortunate a warm and friendly place to spend Christmas. 0 Josh Littlejohn, co-founder of Social Bite

Since launching on Tuesday 13 December, the campaign has received more than 27,000 donations.

Josh Littlejohn, co-founder of Social Bite, said: “We’ve been teaming up with itison for the last couple of years and the public have always given us incredible support.

“With more than 20,000 donations made already, we’re seeing an astonishing level of generosity and kindness.”

Last year Social Bite gave more than 72,000 meals to the homeless, not just on Christmas Day but throughout the entire year.

One in four of Social Bite’s workforce are from homeless backgrounds.

The chain offers “suspended coffee and food”, which means customers can pay in advance for a coffee or any item of food fromthemenuandahomeless person can claim it.