As I am a new addition to the SSJ Fundraising Team I thought it would be a good idea to get me “out there” and see some of our projects first-hand. I have worked for SSJ for the past 7 years but the last 6 of them have been spent in one project- the Drugs [...]
Crafty Women – Craft Therapy
Last week the fundraising team took an afternoon out of the office to see what happens in one of our projects. Jordan House is a hostel that contains 26 self-contained flats. It’s transient accommodation (6-9 months) for people who are aiming to prepare themselves for more independent living. The aim of the project is for [...]
“That Final Kick up the A*se”
We just wanted to share with you this message which was posted on the SSJ Facebook page by Stefano Zeffrini, one of our ex-addiction service users: Hi you guys, Firstly, many, many thanks to the staff, nurses and doc’s at New rd. Extra big thankyou goes to your man of my year Mark Gray outreach [...]
How volunteering gave me ‘a life beyond my wildest dreams’
Today Fred shares his story with us. Fred’s time with the Bridge2Volunteering programme helped him to make dramatic changes in his life. Before I began volunteering I had all the time in world to do exactly what I pleased, which usually comprised of taking copious amounts of drugs, disrespecting everybody that I came into contact [...]
Knee Deep in Sh*t – Heroin Addiction
For many of us, there is a pre-conceived idea of how someone becomes homeless. Bill shares his journey through life – employed and in love, to addicted and homeless – and back to stability below: My name is Bill, and I am 35 years old. I have four brothers and two sisters. I am currently [...]
Goodbye Bellevue, Farewell Debra
On Friday 28th September the Bellevue Hostel will finally close down and St James will hand it back to the owners, First Wessex, who will soon commence its demolition. The Society started managing this scheme, a 63- bed hostel at the hub of the 100-resident Homelessness Lifeskills Service, in February 2008. Since then we have [...]
Saints4Sport – Martin’s Story
The following case study was written as part of the 2011-12 Saints4Sport report by Ant Newman and Dean Latona who co-ordinate and run the project. Martin “Sick and tired of being sick and tired.” Martin had been using what he calls “hard drugs” since the age of 14. He admits to having experimented with most [...]
Saints4Sport Football Tournament
Friday 29th June saw the first Saints4Sport Annual 5-aside football tournament take place. It was held at Goals in Millbrook and 20 teams took part. The day started out lashing with rain creating a slick playing surface for the ball to zip around on which would very much favour the fitter teams. By 10am all [...]
Saints4Sport
Saints4Sport is a sports, fitness and education service for vulnerable people in Southampton, which is run by the Society of St James (SSJ) in partnership with Southampton FC’s charity arm, The Saints Foundation. Saints4Sport started in 2010 with a few staff members and service users all wanting to get involved with sports to try and [...]
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