Saturday Friendship Group
Homeless Project
Working in partnership with the Way Ahead Project
Goodbye Lisa!
Sorry to see you go.
Lisa, the Way Ahead Project's wonderful project worker, is leaving on 1st December, although continuing to work for the homeless at William Walsgrove House, the new hostel in Lillington Road. So she won't be far away.
We, the sfg, owe her a great debt of gratitude for running the sessions most Saturdays throughout the year. She has been responsible for making Saturdays what they are and the sfg volunteers will all miss her.
Thank you, Lisa.
ABOUT US
  • For the homeless – rough sleepers and sofa surfers – those in poor accommodation, with mental health issues or addictions.
  • We, St Peter’s, work in partnership with the Salvation Army’s ‘Way Ahead Project’ who have a drop-in centre in Church Street.
  • There people can find food and shelter and warmth, toilet and shower, clothes washing facilities, computers to use, extra activities, training, advice and, above all, friendship.
  • The Way Ahead is the hub for providing advice and assistance in obtaining services from all the other agencies and government provision.
  • They aim to find people accommodation, encourage them to engage in activities, develop self-confidence, help them to obtain work and to cultivate a culture of recovery.
  • Over 100 different people visit every month! There are 20-35 people at the drop-in on any one morning.
  • sfg enables the Way Ahead, open 9.30-11.20 Monday and Wednesday-Friday, to continue its work on Saturday, when there is little other provision. The first 12 to arrive work together to provide themselves with a brunch and there are some additional leisure activities, as well as the usual weekday services, in a more relaxed atmosphere.
  • sfg provides funding and volunteers for Saturday opening.
  • St Peter’s is now in a Partnership with the Salvation Army to continue this work and sfg is a permanent sub-committee of the Parish Pastoral Council.
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