Homelessness

Two Saints Day Centre: Homeless hub unveils new kitchen

A very exciting day as the Two Saints Day Centre which supports and houses homeless people in the city by offering shelter, clothing, and medical care, has unveil their new kitchen. We are so excited for all the people this new kitchen will help care for. Read more on this article by the Daily Echo.

Southampton Art Competition

The City Schools Art Competition that was held in Southampton was a huge success with the winners having their designs included as part of the Homeless Commemoration Service at Saint Mary’s Church on Wednesday November 1. There were many great entries making it a tough competition. Congratulations to our three winners, Amelia Szady from Oasis […]

A Commemoration Service

On November 1st 2023 at 11am, a commemoration service will be held for those who have been Homeless who have died since 2020. The service will be held at Saint Mary’s Church, Chapel Road, Southampton, SO14 1AQ.  This service will be a special time where names will be read out alongside a commemorative act to […]

Southampton Street Support Conference

People from across Southampton came together for the 9th Street Support Conference. Around 60 people met at Church of the Ascension to look at initiatives to reduce the number of those sleeping rough or begging. Opening the conference, Deputy Council Leader Cllr Fielker applauded the work of the partnership over the past five years in […]

Service of Commemoration

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Change the way you give

Homelessness is something we wouldn’t wish on anyone. People in Southampton who are homeless and on the street are often wet and freezing cold and very vulnerable. They are at risk of verbal and physical abuse and have increased health risks. They are a very diverse group and are there for a variety of different […]