First Place for Southern Co-op Partnership

Our Partnership with The Southern Co-op has been recognised with a national award at the Third Sector Business Charity Awards. Announced on Wednesday, May 27th, the award saw SSJ and the Southern Co-op succeed in the short-term partnership award for the Love Your Neighbourhood programme. We are extremely proud to be judged to be the…

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Support for SSJ from the Rotary Club of Southampton

We are delighted that the Rotary Club of Southampton has once again chosen to support SSJ. The funding will guarantee that the utility room at one our Supported accommodation projects in Southampton, can undergo a full refurbishment.

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Case Study: Re-Cycling to learn new skills

How our Re-Cycle Bikes project helps our service users adapt to a working environment Re-Cycle Bikes is a Southampton based bike recycling workshop that is run by volunteers. We aim to sell and services bikes at affordable prices and allow people to volunteer from both the community and via Homeless services.

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What do you know about the Café in The Park?

What do you know about the Café in The Park? You might know that it is based in Victoria Park, Portsmouth. You might also know that it is one of our social enterprises and that it has become a popular go-to place for people in Portsmouth to enjoy a spot of lunch. Something else which…

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50th birthday celebrations raise money for SSJ

James chooses to support SSJ for his 50th We’ve posted about the many ways people have raised money for SSJ, but one, in particular, has come to the attention of the Society of St James. When approaching 2020, the year of his 50th birthday, James Morgan wanted to do something a little different – and…

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IWD2020 – SSJ plans in full

We have finally confirmed all activities taking place for International Women’s Day. Our decision to hold events across the whole of the week, starting on Sunday 8th, was made so that we can give as many of our service users the chance to enjoy what is a normal life for people like us. We wanted…

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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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