Thank you, Pete: an artist’s gift to Glasgow, now on film
We are delighted to share a short film about a piece of generosity that meant a great deal to us, and to introduce you to the artist behind it.
Earlier this year, artist Peter Brown [https://www.peterbrownneac.com/], known to many as Pete the Street, donated £12,017.40 to Glasgow Care Foundation. We are so grateful to Pete, and we wanted to tell you why his gift matters and where it goes.
An artist who chose Glasgow
Pete is not a Glaswegian, but you would be forgiven for thinking he was. He travels up to the city again and again to paint its streets, its skies and its people, and his love for Glasgow comes through in everything he makes.
When Pete decided to turn some of his work into a donation, he wanted it to stay close to home. He was looking for a local charity, woven into the fabric of the city itself, and he chose us. For a charity that has spent its whole life serving this one city, that meant a tremendous amount.
Every penny Pete raised stays in Glasgow, helping local families who are facing real hardship. That is exactly how we work, and it is why his choice felt like such a natural fit.
We are very lucky to share this film, made by the wonderful team at FoSho STUDIOS [https://foshostudios.com/]. They produced it for us free of charge, as their own contribution to the cause, and we could not be more thankful. It is a beautiful, honest piece about Pete, his love of the city, and why he chose to give back to Glasgow.
150 years of local support
For more than 150 years, Glasgow Care Foundation has been helping the people of this city who have nowhere else to turn.
We were established in 1874, decades before the NHS or the welfare state, with one aim that has never changed: to relieve poverty in Glasgow. Over that time we have adapted to whatever the city needed, opening Glasgow’s first homeless shelter and contributing to the founding of Scotland’s first Citizens Advice Bureau along the way. We may be one of Glasgow’s oldest charities, but our mission is as urgent now as it has ever been.
Today, the need is sharply real. Around three in ten children in Glasgow live in poverty, and more than four in ten people live in the most deprived fifth of areas in Scotland. We provide the practical things that get a household through a crisis, such as beds, cookers, flooring and other essential household goods, alongside grants and community support so that no one in Glasgow feels forgotten.
We are a small charity doing big things for Glasgow. Eight volunteer trustees and a tiny staff team keep our costs down so that funds go straight to the people who need them. Our motto says it best: a helping hand, not a handout.
How you can help
Pete used what he had, his talent and his following, to make a real difference to families across Glasgow. You can help too, and you do not need to be an artist to do it.
Whatever you are able to give, in time, money or fundraising, goes directly to local people who have run out of other options. Every donation helps us reach more homes, respond more quickly, and keep being the lifeline that so many Glaswegians depend on.
If Pete’s story has moved you, please consider supporting us today.
👉 Donate to Glasgow Care Foundation here: https://link.justgiving.com/v1/charity/donate/charityId/3191459?tipScheme=TipJar2.1&reference=givingcheckout_tj21
Thank you, Pete. And thank you to everyone who helps us help people in Glasgow.