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Our First & Second Years

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In the first year from August 2016 to now, we: –

  • Continued our outreach service – we have distributed approx. 2100 snacks/drinks
  • Developed our night café service (this started in December 2016) where we have served approx. 3600 meals
  • have supplied 1800 emergency food packs for rough sleepers
  • have made at least 200 deliveries of meals/snacks to hostels
  • have supplied at least 2700 sets of toiletries to the homeless and hostels
  • have arranged 20 workshop/sessions with schools to raise awareness of homelessness
  • have made at least 500 pickups of food from our supporters
  • We contribute to the support of 4 hostels
  • In total, between the hostels, outreach and café we support around 350 people per week

In the second year from October 2017 to September 2018 we –

  • opened our Hub at end of July 2018, this is our Night Café service. Since end of July we have served 47 service users per night with meals. Our Café is open four nights per week so in the two months we have served 1692 meals.
    • Our Outreach ran until end of July when our Hub opened – before that we distributed at least 4515 snacks/drinks
    • Between Sept 2017 to End July we supplied 2000 emergency food packs for rough sleepers
  • have made at least 312 deliveries of meals/snacks to hostels
  • have supplied at least 3100 sets of toiletries to the homeless and hostels
  • have distributed 936 survival packs/toiletries to our Service Users
  • have arranged 18 workshop/sessions with schools/colleges and universities to raise awareness of homelessness
  • have made at least 2340 pickups of food from our supporters e.g. Greggs, Tesco, M&S etc.
  • started a furniture scheme partnership with Willowbrook Hospice – we have helped 33 users furnish their house
  • In Christmas 2017 we distributed: –
    • 250 Hampers for hostels, families with disabilities and refugees (Syrian families)
    • 235 Gift sets for hostels, families with disabilities and refugees (Syrian families)
    • 15 Hampers for the NHS – Whiston hospital (Taylor & Iris Wards) & Harry Blackman Hse
    • 30 Gift sets for the NHS – Whiston hospital (Taylor & Iris Wards) & Harry Blackman Hse
  • This years Christmas target is 300 Hampers and 300 gift sets and toys