This November, a non-denominational Commemoration Service is being held at Saint Mary’s Church, to remember those who have died while homeless since 2020. Their names will be read out to a congregation largely made up of people who are experiencing or have experienced homelessness, or work closely with people facing homelessness in Southampton. This year’s service […]
Service of Commemoration
Winter Beds 2023
The Project Headed by Street Support Southampton and Love Southampton, the Winter Beds Project aimed to provide a bed and warm space for those in need this cold winter. It had originally ended last month but has been brought back for another week ahead of the cold snap. This year it is being hosted at […]
Royal Visit to Southampton
HRH The Princess Royal was in Southampton on Friday to officially open a care home of the Society of St James. HRH met staff, residents and Board members and heard about the work of the charity. She also cut a cake to celebrate the organisation’s 50th anniversary. Trevor Pickup, the Chief Executive said “This visit has […]
Volunteers needed – Christmas Cafe
If you would like to help at Christmas there are opportunities to join the team at The Community Café based in Central Hall Southampton this Christmas on either Christmas day or Boxing day. As well as opening over Christmas the café runs every week providing hot meals to anyone in need, serving 70-100 guests each […]
Southampton Conference – Working together to end rough sleeping
Southampton Street Support Action Group held their eighth conference in June, which is now our third one held online. It was well attended by agencies, local government, the voluntary sector, councillors, and our local MP’s. The conference gathered to hear reports of the work with those sleeping rough over the last year and the progress […]
Christmas Food Outlets
This year the voluntary services offering food will be open over the Christmas weekend. The Community Cafe becomes Christmas Cafe and are open on both Christmas day (13.00- 15.00) and Boxing day (16.30- 18.000. Also open on Boxing day (11 – 13.00) are both venues for Southampton Sunday Lunch Project at St Marks Institute, Victoria […]
Homelessness – a personal perspective
By Jo Ash CEO of Southampton Voluntary Services (SVS) As I step down as CEO of SVS I was asked by the Street Support Action Group with which I have worked since its inception to write some personal words about why housing and homelessness issues are of such importance to me. Undoubtedly my interest has […]
GO! Southampton initiative for rough sleepers
New contactless charity donation points have been installed across Southampton as part of the ‘Change the Way you Give’ campaign. Two Saints, No Limits and Society of St James are the three local charities benefiting from the campaign, launched by the Street Support Action Group Southampton and funded by GO! Southampton to help support people […]
Move on housing – Hope into Action
Hope into Action: Southampton helps churches respond to homelessness and make a lasting difference to lives. We are a local franchise of a national project operating for more than 10 years and and in over 20 cities. City Life Church took on the franchise in 2019 in response to locally identified need for additional move […]
Beyond bricks and mortar
Southampton Street Support Action Group held their seventh conference last week and the second one held online. It was well attended by agencies, local government, the voluntary sector, councillors, and our local MP’s. The conference gathered to hear reports of the work with those sleeping rough over the last year of lockdowns and to look […]
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