October 2022

The CHESS BIG Sleep Out is back but different!

CHESS (Churches Homeless Emergency Support Scheme) are a Chelmsford based homelessness charity. Their work is centred around ensuring that people who find themselves homeless are supported in ways that enable them to move forward purposefully and in good health. This year, on the 28th of October, they’re hosting a Big Sleepout!    The event will be […]

Miss Macaroon Programme and open day

Macaroons that Make a Difference programme was developed as part of Miss Macaroon’s work as a Social Enterprise. The scheme offers support for long-term unemployed young people, aged 18-35 years old, who have certain disadvantages when it comes to gaining employment. For example, some trainees are ex-offenders. Others have had a history of mental health […]

Winter is Coming

A 7 minute read Written by Soraya Sheikh, UK Network Manager  Introduction  Our most recent “Cost of Living Crisis” Network Event highlighted just how difficult things are across the country right now. As Gary said, “Listening to the Network brings three words to my mind: grim, challenging and inspiring”. Even though it’s a challenging time […]