A BRADFORD charity has created a gift voucher scheme for homeless people to use in their shop.

Emmaus Bradford, based on Bank Street, is providing books of gift vouchers to local homelessness charities, food banks, and agencies that work with homeless people in the district who are either street-sleeping or sofa-surfing.  

Each person can choose items of clothes and shoes they need and can also loan clothes to wear to job interviews.

Organisations supporting homeless people can ask to join the free scheme by contacting emmausbradford@outlook.com and requesting a book of gift vouchers.

Members of the public can support the scheme by donating good-quality clothes, shoes, and coats to the Bank Street store.

Elisa Rayner, Shop Manager at Emmaus Bradford Bank Street said: “The idea behind this voucher scheme is to give people choice and dignity, to choose the clothes they need right now, and to help people to be warm and comfortable.

"It also means people can borrow smart clothes to go to job interviews in which we hope will boost their confidence.

"We’re really thankful to The Brelms Trust for helping us get this initiative off the ground.”