Imagine yourself on holiday in San Francisco, when you are suddenly robbed of all your money, credit cards, airplane tickets and your passport. You may not have living relatives or resources to draw on, so you go to the British Consulate for assistance. The staff there will explore all possible avenues of assistance and if deemed appropriate will work with the British Benevolent Society, providing funds for maybe a hotel room, meals, a passport (no, they’re not free and take a lot of work to secure in an emergency) and in extreme cases even a ticket home.

The “organization with the rather odd name”, as Consul-General Julian Evans has affectionately called it (with some degree of accuracy), stands ready to aid those in desperate need when there is no one else who

will help.

Click here to read the British Benevolent Fall Newsletter (Issue #1)

For more information on this organisation please contact:

Stewart Hume at +1 415 421-7195

The British Benevolent Society of California

381 Bush Street #200

San Francisco, 94104, USA

BBS.CA@att.net