Posts by Society St James
Royal Visit to Southampton Charity
Royal Visit to Southampton Charity 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…
Read MoreCuts for the Homeless
“It was a gift for sure” said Simon who is homeless and supported by the Rough Sleeping Support Service (RSSS) in Portsmouth. Simon was talking about his appreciation for the free January haircut he and other residents of an RSSS hostel received. Shannon Droxford and Chris Jupp, local Portsmouth barbers, got together after realising they…
Read MoreChristmas Meal Appeal 2022
We’ve been supporting people affected by homelessness for 50 years – and every year we raise money to provide a hot meal or gift to people in our services at a time when they can feel alone. You, our supporters, made a huge difference for those who traditionally find Christmas to be a very lonely…
Read MoreLive: Celebrating the successes of service users
This week (3rd) we are celebrating the achievements of our super service users, as part of a series of events to commemorate our 5th anniversary. You can follow the live updates below 6th October (Southampton) 4th October (Portsmouth)
Read MoreFeatured job: Accommodation Based Support Worker
This week we are profiling another job with SSJ – our accommodation based support worker. SSJ is a great place to start or continue your career. Our charity has been supporting people affected by homelessness for 50-years – and you’ll have the chance to make a big difference to people affected by homelessness in this…
Read MoreThe Cost of Living Crisis
I’m writing this at a time where the most vulnerable in society are being impacted by a national emergency, the cost of living crisis. Recently the Office for National Statistics announced another record breaking increase to the rate of inflation. This is obviously going to have an impact on many people across the country in…
Read MoreRecruitment: Administrator: St James Care
Our job in focus for this week is for an administrator for St James Care. You will be responsible for providing administrative support to the leadership teams across St James Care (Radstock Rd and Linden House) including the management of the Covid testing regime. You will develop an understanding of IT systems including Nourish (Care planning/case management…
Read MoreHeatwave: Can you help?
Our projects are in urgent need of the following items; Items needed: Sun cream, re-useable water bottles, hats and sun glasses. Temperatures are expected to reach as high as 40° this week – and we want to make sure our projects have all the provisions they need and for service users to have easy access…
Read MoreGuest blog: Talking about period poverty
Period Poverty: a modern day crisis This week we have a guest blog from Louanne of the Southampton Homeless Period Project. The cost of living crisis is increasingly impacting women’s ability to purchase sanitary products, and Louanne has first hand experience in supporting women in poverty from across the south. SSJ & The Homeless Period …
Read MoreNew Jobs: Accommodation based support service
Are you looking for a new role that is both challenging and rewarding? We are looking for 4 members of staff to work for our new ABS service in Southampton. The Accommodation Based Support Service (ABS) is a new service providing a range of housing related support to people in designated SSJ property in Southampton.…
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