InfraRed Supporting Coalition for the Homeless
Tax deductible
Help Homeless Families Survive COVID-19
More than 60,000 New Yorkers use homeless shelters every night, which has doubled in the past 15 years and is more than 10 percent of the total population of the state of Wyoming. The homeless are among those at the highest risk of COVID-19 because many have serious underlying health conditions, lack access to quality healthcare, and have no way to self-quarantine.
Coalition for the Homeless is the nation’s oldest direct service and advocacy organization for the homeless. It administers 11 programs that provide shelter and food to help homeless men, women, and children survive immediate crises and put them on the path to long-term stability. The Coalition even pushes for policy changes to improve lives for these vulnerable New Yorkers. The Coalition is in dire need of additional financial support because it is unable to hold fundraising events but has increased its operations.
The team in the New York Office of InfraRed Capital Partners is raising funds to support this worthy cause as part of our business' global effort to alleviate the impact of COVID-19 on health and well-being. Following the successful conclusion of InfraRed’s Virtual Race to Sydney, we decided to continue supporting local charities because COVID-19 continues to ravage our communities.
Your donation will help provide more than 1,000 warm meals each night to homeless and hungry people on the streets of New York and help them find a safe place to sleep at night.
The Virtual Charity Race
InfraRed’s staff recently completed a virtual race against the clock to travel 16,983km from London to Sydney. All staff tracked their distance travelled during their daily exercise activity in the lockdown period. The route from London to Sydney represented the geographic diversity of our offices around the globe.
Through the generous donations from InfraRed and personal contributions from the Managing Partners, our staff, business partners and well-wishers we have already raised over £150,000 ($184,000). Thank you to all those who have donated.
Fundraising
We are supporting a number of charities who are alleviating the impact of COVID-19 on health and well-being, which aligns with InfraRed’s values, our ethos as a responsible investor, and our commitment to community engagement. The charities selected also reflects InfraRed’s global footprint by representing our six offices.
Our target is to raise at least £150,000 ($184,000) across UK and international charities. This will be supported by commitments from InfraRed and personal contributions from each of the InfraRed’s Managing Partners. Because InfraRed’s staff achieve the goal of travelling the distance from London to Sydney in 6 weeks or less,
1. InfraRed will contribute £34,000 ($42,000) to the international charities indicated below. About $20,000 of which will be allocated to the Coalition for the Homeless.
2. InfraRed's Managing Partners will contribute £66,000 which will be divided equally between Samaritans and Trussell Trust.
3. Our goal, however, is to raise much more than this with further commitments from InfraRed staff, friends, and well-wishers.
International Charities
InfraRed will separately be contributing its donation to these international charities:
London: Samaritans Emergency Appeal
London: Trussel Trust
Sydney: Good 360
Hong Kong: Community Chest of Hong Kong – Rainbow Fund
Mexico City: Mexican Red Cross
Seoul: Good Neighbours
We thank you for your contribution in supporting us on this initiative and the charities we have selected.
More than 60,000 New Yorkers use homeless shelters every night, which has doubled in the past 15 years and is more than 10 percent of the total population of the state of Wyoming. The homeless are among those at the highest risk of COVID-19 because many have serious underlying health conditions, lack access to quality healthcare, and have no way to self-quarantine.
Coalition for the Homeless is the nation’s oldest direct service and advocacy organization for the homeless. It administers 11 programs that provide shelter and food to help homeless men, women, and children survive immediate crises and put them on the path to long-term stability. The Coalition even pushes for policy changes to improve lives for these vulnerable New Yorkers. The Coalition is in dire need of additional financial support because it is unable to hold fundraising events but has increased its operations.
The team in the New York Office of InfraRed Capital Partners is raising funds to support this worthy cause as part of our business' global effort to alleviate the impact of COVID-19 on health and well-being. Following the successful conclusion of InfraRed’s Virtual Race to Sydney, we decided to continue supporting local charities because COVID-19 continues to ravage our communities.
Your donation will help provide more than 1,000 warm meals each night to homeless and hungry people on the streets of New York and help them find a safe place to sleep at night.
The Virtual Charity Race
InfraRed’s staff recently completed a virtual race against the clock to travel 16,983km from London to Sydney. All staff tracked their distance travelled during their daily exercise activity in the lockdown period. The route from London to Sydney represented the geographic diversity of our offices around the globe.
Through the generous donations from InfraRed and personal contributions from the Managing Partners, our staff, business partners and well-wishers we have already raised over £150,000 ($184,000). Thank you to all those who have donated.
Fundraising
We are supporting a number of charities who are alleviating the impact of COVID-19 on health and well-being, which aligns with InfraRed’s values, our ethos as a responsible investor, and our commitment to community engagement. The charities selected also reflects InfraRed’s global footprint by representing our six offices.
Our target is to raise at least £150,000 ($184,000) across UK and international charities. This will be supported by commitments from InfraRed and personal contributions from each of the InfraRed’s Managing Partners. Because InfraRed’s staff achieve the goal of travelling the distance from London to Sydney in 6 weeks or less,
1. InfraRed will contribute £34,000 ($42,000) to the international charities indicated below. About $20,000 of which will be allocated to the Coalition for the Homeless.
2. InfraRed's Managing Partners will contribute £66,000 which will be divided equally between Samaritans and Trussell Trust.
3. Our goal, however, is to raise much more than this with further commitments from InfraRed staff, friends, and well-wishers.
International Charities
InfraRed will separately be contributing its donation to these international charities:
London: Samaritans Emergency Appeal
London: Trussel Trust
Sydney: Good 360
Hong Kong: Community Chest of Hong Kong – Rainbow Fund
Mexico City: Mexican Red Cross
Seoul: Good Neighbours
We thank you for your contribution in supporting us on this initiative and the charities we have selected.
Fundraising team: InfraRed London2Sydney (6)
Zachary Hanson
Organizer
New York, NY
Coalition for the Homeless, Inc.
Beneficiary
Daniel Sausmikat
Team member
Julien Eaton
Team member
Matt Solnick
Team member
Fernando Castro
Team member