International Women’s Day at SSJ

Events for IWD with SSJ Thanks to support from our partners Southern Co-op, and with funding from Ending Women’s Homelessness, SSJ are putting on a number of events for IWD, starting on March 8th and lasting the whole week.

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Case Study: Homeless Day Service

The first in a new series of case studies about our projects and services. This case study features our homeless day services. A day with The Society of St James’ Homeless Day Services First Impressions On an overcast Monday morning I find myself walking along Milton Road – a long, busy main road that leads…

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Acts of Kindness

Two men who previously experienced homelessness smiling with arms around each other, supported by The Society of St James.

One moment can change a life February 17th is #RandomActsOfKindnessDay, and it got me thinking about what I have done recently to offer help or support to somebody in need. How often we walk by people who look like they are in trouble, not wanting to interrupt, or perhaps just too busy and in a…

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How you can help us long term

Every donation to SSJ makes a difference to the lives of those who are at risk of homelessness. This means that any time you donate to one of our campaigns, you are helping make a difference to the life of somebody who has been affected by homelessness – by giving us the chance to move…

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What is a 2020challenge?

When it comes to facing challenges, our service users know all about waking up each day with an obstacle to overcome. So when we were thinking about the best way to help vulnerable people in our care, we decided that it would be an interesting idea to get our supporters actively taking part in their…

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Thank you to James and Phil

Oh Christmas Tree… Running a race in the middle of winter can be hard work, so imagine taking part in an event where you decide to carry a Christmas tree on your back to raise money for SSJ.

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Christmas Appeal update

“The generosity of our supporters knows no bounds” It is with great pleasure that we can today announce that we have reached the target of £5,000, which will go towards providing a hot meal for people at risk of homelessness this Christmas.

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Patsy, gone but not forgotten

We have a blog from our CEO, Trevor Pickup, about a former resident of Albert Road South – and what he means to us all. This blog was written in 2020, but has been republished to celebrate 50 years of SSJ.

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