What is Stuff A Bus NI?

Stuff A Bus NI is an award-winning initiative started 6 years ago by Translink and U105 in aid of the Salvation Army and St Vincent de Paul’s annual Christmas Family Appeal, which has been supporting children in Northern Ireland for 40 years by ensuring they have a present to open at Christmas.

To date we have donated over 50,000 toys and as the UK faces a cost-of-living crisis, we’re needed now more than ever. With 1 in 5 adults living in poverty here, impossible choices are happening every single day.

The effects of poverty don’t stop just because it’s Christmas with many families facing the impossible choice to either put food on the table or heat their homes. Christmas presents are the very last thing on their list – and that’s where together we can help.

The appeal relies on the generosity of local people, Translink passengers, staff and Northern Ireland organisations. It comes at a time when there is an increasing level of need as more and more families will likely face financial difficulties this year, who have never needed support before.