Crosslight's New Year 2025 Newsletter
Happy New Year from Crosslight Advice!
We hope that you had a restful and enjoyable Christmas and New Year period. As we embark upon 2025, we would like to thank you for your support of Crosslight Advice and hope that this can continue into the next 12 months. It is because of supporters like you that we are able to restore dignity and renew hope to the most vulnerable in our communities.
We hope you enjoy reading about our 2024 achievements, and how you can get involved with Crosslight Advice during 2025.
2024 Recap
During 2024, we supported more people than we ever have before, with 1,290 being new clients. The damaging effects of the cost of living crisis are still being felt by the most vulnerable in our communities, and we don't expect the hardship many face to end anytime soon. We always strive to help as many people as possible, but demand continues to outweigh supply, and we received a staggering 2,900 enquiries in just 12 months.
However, with the continued support of people like you and the dedication of our team, we were able to write off nearly £2 million worth of debt for our clients and also collectively increase their income by over £1.8 million. Our support requires thousands of hours of work from our team, as well as the sending of multiple communications, including 19,000 letters. Our team also held over 5,800 client appointments.
We ran a series of Money Skills workshops during 2024, including our free Money Course, as well as our popular Cost of Living Toolkit and Financial First Aid sessions. All of these are open to anyone as they are run both in-person and online. We hope to reach even more people in 2025, equipping attendees with the skills to understand and manage their money in the current economic climate.
You can find out more about our achievements in the recent Our impact report that was published late last year by clicking on the button below.
We celebrated an important anniversary!
November 2024 marked our 15th Anniversary, and we celebrated with our supporters by sending out a specially designed card and birthday badge. This special occasion was supported by our friends at Pension Insurance Corporation, who funded our anniversary campaign - we hope you all enjoyed receiving them!
We are encouraging everyone to take a photo of their badge and tag us on social media so we can share this milestone with as many people as possible. If you haven't received a badge, you can request one by clicking here. Wear your badge with pride during our 15th Anniversary year and get chatting to others about Crosslight Advice too!
We would like to thank everyone who has supported us over the last 15 years and continues to be a cheerleader of Crosslight's work; we would not still be here without you.
How could you support us in 2025?
There are so many ways that you could support us in 2025, and we hope to welcome new fundraisers to Team Crosslight over the next 12 months. Fundraising isn't just about running events or baking cakes (although those are great fun!); supporting Crosslight can happen in so many different ways.
You could reach out to your employer to ask about payroll giving, charity partnerships and match funding, or even plan for Crosslight's future by leaving a gift in your Will. There are also some easy, no-cost ways to fundraise for Crosslight; including Give As You Live. With the range of options available, we hope that you will consider supporting Crosslight during 2025 so that we can continue to restore dignity and renew hope to our clients.
Find out more about supporting Crosslight by clicking the button below.
