Posts by Society St James
Portsmouth Community Pay It Forward!
Victoria Park in Portsmouth was buzzing last Tuesday as we launched a Pay It Forward initiative at our Social Enterprise Café in the Park. The launch was a huge success and we owe a big THANK YOU to our Southern Co-op partners whose head office selected the Society of St James as their 2019 charity partner.…
Read MoreSee you soon, Jane
This time last week we said ‘see you soon’ to a pivotal member of our Senior Management Team, Jane Smith. Jane first joined SSJ as an Operations Director in February 2008 and since then has been responsible for a wide variety of our projects, including areas of our drug services and supported housing. You can…
Read MoreSSJ Wins Nationwide Community Grant
We are delighted to announce that SSJ has been successful in the Nationwide Community Grant Fund for 2019. Building society, Nationwide, has made £500,000 available to help support charities dealing with housing in the South West area. The successful projects were officially announced in April of this year, with SSJ named as one of the…
Read MoreSafer Communities Funding
SSJ’s Cafe in the Park Receives Safer Communities Funding. Those involved with SSJ’s Cafe in the Park in Portsmouth are delighted to have received another year of funding from the Hampshire Police and Crime Commissioner’s Safer Communities Fund. The Cafe is a supported work project to provide employment and training opportunities for vulnerable people. For…
Read MoreJoin the team for ABP Southampton Marathon 2019
Join Team SSJ at this year’s Southampton ABP Marathon! When: Sunday 5th May Where: Starting in Guildhall Square, Southampton Register: Via the ABP website, here Our runners have helped raise over £15,000 in the last few years, all of which has helped us to provide more housing and support to vulnerable homeless people. Every year…
Read MoreSt James Care Rated ‘Outstanding’
When asked, ‘Is the service responsive to the needs of it’s clients?’, the Care Quality Commission have rated St James Care as Outstanding! During the most recent inspection by CQC – the independent regulator of health and social care in England, staff at our specialist care home were recognized for their outstanding commitment to providing…
Read MoreThe Recovery All-Stars Rock At The AGM
Our 2018 AGM took place in the Markus Liebherr Lounge at St Mary’s Stadium on Thursday 25th October. With this year’s theme of ‘success’, guests shared in some of the achievements and successes clients and staff have made over the last twelve months. As well as a keynote speech from our Chief Executive Trevor Pickup,…
Read MoreSouthampton Property Association hold charity dinner in aid of SSJ
In a fun filled evening at the Grand Harbour Hotel, the Southampton Property Association’s annual charity dinner raised an impressive £8,919.70 in aid of SSJ. We were delighted to be the beneficiaries of this event, which featured a Hollywood Glamour theme and a whole range of fundraising activities. Guests had the chance to take part…
Read MoreSupport SSJ in the Rushmoor Community Lottery
Be in with the chance to win up to £25,000 each week! Created by Rushmoor Borough Council, Rushmoor Community Lottery gives you the opportunity to directly support local good causes, whilst being in with a real chance to win some money yourself. At just £1 per week, each ticket has a 1 in 50 chance of…
Read MoreSweet Charity Choir raise the roof for SSJ
A huge thank you to Sweet Charity Choir who raised a fantastic £1,725.19 for us at the end of June 2018! In their debut performance at St James Road Methodist Church in Southampton, the choir’s Dorset Branch sang a range of songs across all genres, including Pop, Rock, Indie, Gospel and even EDM. The choir was…
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