A Liverpool-based charity’s CEO feels the “rug has been pulled beneath our feet” after it lost two-thirds of its funding.
Sahir House has integrated itself into carrying out vital work across Merseyside “but historically at the reliance of local authority funding.” Now, the city’s longest continuously running LGBTQ+ health and wellbeing charity's future remains “uncertain” as it lost its “single largest source of funding in one fell swoop.” The charity, which has been offering HIV support, prevention, information and training across Merseyside since 1985, is urging the community to mobilise together and support a campaign to secure its future.
The "Come Together for Sahir House " campaign aims to raise funds and secure the services the charity has provided to communities in Liverpool and Merseyside for nearly four decades. The plea comes after the charity gave out hundreds of free at-home oral HIV self-tests during Pride in Liverpool, demonstrating just how valued the charity’s services are in the region.
