Homelessness
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 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 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 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.…
Read MoreVolunteers Week – help support us
Voluntary Roles in profile: Volunteers Week Working as a volunteer for SSJ gives you the chance to support people who have had a life affected by homelessness. There are hundreds of people less fortunate than us, who haven’t had the same opportunities in life and who have struggled with addiction and substance abuse – leading…
Read MoreModular Home a success for SSJ (Video exclusive)
For our service users, happiness is their own home – and recently that dream came true; having a place to call home, when a resident moved into a brand-new self-contained modular home with a unique background. With support from Balfour Beatty, who designed and constructed the pad foundations for the accommodation, arranged the closing of…
Read MoreWelcome to our Christmas Appeal 2021
Today we launch our Christmas Appeal to provide a gift or a hot meal to somebody affected by homelessness We are fast approaching Christmas and people are already busily following street lights under the haze of the cold evenings, watching the displays in windows as they search for a gift to share with their loved…
Read MoreSupporting us this winter
Summer seems to have come and gone without much celebration – and for us that means we are focusing on one of the most important parts of the year. Autumn, Winter and Christmas is an important time for us at SSJ – as we start thinking about the colder nights, rain, snow and other elements…
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