Donate to our life-changing art group for older people in Govan 🎁
Combat loneliness with creativity
Govan has one of the lowest life expectancies in the UK. Since 2010, Impact Arts has been tackling poverty and loneliness in the area by hosting a creative community for older people.
Craft Café is a free weekly art programme for Govan residents aged 60+. It runs three days a week, 50 weeks a year at Elder Park Library.
40% of our members live in the top 0.5% most deprived streets in Scotland. Some of them have no family or neighbours to call on for company or support. For many, Craft Café is vital. It’s a place where they can stay connected, get support, and find joy through art.
But Craft Café is facing a significant gap in funding. To keep this essential service thriving, we’re taking part in Big Give’s Christmas Challenge — and we urgently need your help.
How does the fundraising campaign work? ❤️
Support our Big Give campaign
The Big Give Christmas Challenge is a nation-wide seven-day online match funding campaign.
To help bridge the funding gap for Craft Café, we’re aiming raise £7,500 in public donations between December 2-9.
If we reach our target in that time, it will be doubled to £15,000!
Help us combat loneliness with creativity for older people in Govan.
How Craft Café transforms lives 🎨
A supportive, creative community
This group brings joy to later life, gives our members a true sense of belonging, and helps them live independently for longer.
No previous creative experience is required and all materials are provided free of charge. We offer a wide range of activities, including drawing, painting, crafting, knitting, and much more.
Our Craft Café members get to:
- Find community and make new friends
- Enjoy free hot drinks, biscuits, and cakes
- Learn new creative skills in a relaxed setting
- Take part in local community art and climate action projects
- Receive health and wellbeing support with help from our partners
Your support will keep this creative community thriving for the older people who rely on it most.
Donate to Craft Café this Christmas
Help us reach our fundraising target
This festive season, we need you.
For one week only, your donation to Craft Café will be doubled – at no extra cost to you. Help us bring joy, companionship, and much-needed support to older people in Govan this Christmas.
Donate between midday on Dec 2 and midday on Dec 9 to get your donation doubled through Big Give!
Chat about Donating
Got any questions about our fundraising campaign?
If you have any questions about our fundraising campaign, we would love to hear from you. To speak to a member of the Impact Arts Development Team, please contact development@impactarts.co.uk.
