Posts by Society St James
We are looking for new Trustees
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join The Society of St James as a Trustee where you will be able to have an impact on the work we do to end homelessness. We are looking for Trustees who are as committed as we are about tackling social disadvantage and supporting people to realise their full…
Read MoreThe Importance of Community Support
Patrick House is the location of one of SSJ’s Intensive Support Hostels and currently residing in one of the 57 rooms in the House in Millbrook is 23-year Jaike, pictured above with his support worker Natasha. Natasha and Jaike at Patrick House Last week I asked Jaike if I could talk with him about the…
Read MoreSnowdon Challenge
In late May, 21 residents from our Integrated Offender Management services will climb Mount Snowdon in Snowdonia National Park. Integrated Offender Management (IOM) is funded by the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner (OPCC) and is a partnership approach involving The Society of St James, Hampshire Constabulary and probation. The service is aimed…
Read MoreService User and Residents Association (SURA)
Richard and Travis at SURA HQ Today I caught up with committee members, Ann and Travis, to find out about the development of our new Service User and Residents Association. SURA as it is now fondly known, opened its metaphorical doors under the expert eye of SSJ’s Service Participation Lead, Richard Le Peuple during the…
Read MoreElaine’s Spinnaker Abseil Fundraiser
Last week I had the pleasure of meeting Elaine at our Community Day Rehab (CDR) in Portsmouth. She is an inspirational lady, in recovery, who agreed to speak to me about her abseil fundraiser and why she is doing it. Whilst I was privileged and humbled to hear about Elaine’s life experiences, and could clearly…
Read MoreWorking with Dentaid
Dentaid The Dental Charity, have been visiting our projects to bring a smile back to our residents faces. We are extremely grateful for Dentaid’s work and the support that they have given to our residents over the last year. They have provided 17 mobile clinics across our services in Southampton providing 369 treatments and putting…
Read MoreInternational Women’s Day 2023
We are proud to support International Women’s Day 2023 and the theme this year is Embracing Equity. Here we talk about the issues faced by women who are homeless, what we are doing to better support them and how you can help. Find out more about International Women’s Day 2023. If you can help us…
Read MoreFood Waste Action Week 2023
Food Waste Action Week 2023 We’re proud to announce that on March 6th we’ll be supporting Love Food Hate Waste’s Food Waste Action Week campaign. This year’s rallying cry – Win. Don’t Bin – is a week of action which brings the nation together to save time and money by making the food we already…
Read MoreNew move-on flats open in Southampton
Our Asset and Housing management teams brought another 6 self-contained flats online in Southampton last week and welcomed the 6 new residents. All 6 flats are ring-fenced for those that have either been homeless or have been at risk of becoming homeless due to their vulnerability. This brings us to a total of 20 new bed spaces purchased across Southampton, Portsmouth and Hampshire…
Read MoreThe Society of St James Academy
SSJ will be launching the new Academy in 2024 to provide a full timetable of meaningful activity including sports, crafts, learning and employment pathways for individuals that we support who have a history of homelessness and other support needs. In the meantime, our new Re-Set learning pathway will appear on our activity timetable next to…
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