In a week we will be waving our brave trekkers off the the Indian Himalayas to trek for us, to work at a homelessness project run by and NGO in Delhi, and to raise valuable funds for our work here in the UK. Each of our trekkers has had to raise at least £1500 for us, [...]
Waitrose Portswood – Community Matters
Back at the beginning of this month, the Society of St James were invited to go and collect food donations at Waitrose Portswood. This followed a month of being one of their three Community Matters charities and we were so grateful for the second opportunity to make ourselves known to, and meet with, the general public [...]
“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 [...]
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 [...]
I Hate Homeless People! Charity advertising goes too far …
I Hate Homeless People! When charity advertising goes too far … There, that got your attention didn’t it? How can a corporate and community fundraiser for a homelessness charity possibly made an outlandish statement like that? Well, here’s the thing; I do hate homeless people. Or, to restructure that sentence – I hate people being homeless. [...]
13 Mile (fancy dress) Sponsored Walk Anyone?
Edited to add; The Half Bat-Marathon sponsored walk was a huge success raising over £30 in TEXT donations, almost £800 in online donations and a further £140 in the collection containers along the way. The walk was relatively straightforward as it’s a flat route. However, the weight of the Batmobile was not insignificant and the [...]
Fundraising for a Charity Challenge
You’ll know by now that we’re taking a group of intrepid explorers to trek the Himalayas in May 2013, all in the name of fundraising to support homeless people here in Hampshire. In order to participate in this amazing opportunity, trekkers are committing to raise in excess of £3000 each. Many of the group are [...]
Addiction and Benefits
A hot topic for dicussion in recent weeks has been the proposed overhaul to the Incapacity Benefit/Employment Support Allowance/Disability Living Allowance systems in the UK. Figures released by the Department for Work and Pensions suggest that 77,000 people in the UK are claiming these benefits because their dependancies render them unable to work. With a [...]
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 [...]
Gearing Up – ONE BIG Sleepout
ONE BIG Sleepout Our ONE BIG Sleepout event will kick off our 40th birthday year! Community groups throughout Hampshire, from girl guides to youth groups, students to churches, have run with this idea to hold ONE BIG Sleepout on the same night for the same charity to support the most vulnerable people in our area. [...]
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