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Last week I had the pleasure of meeting Elaine at our Community Day Rehab (CDR) in Portsmouth. She is an inspirational lady, in recovery, who agreed to speak to me about her abseil fundraiser and why she is doing it. Whilst I was privileged and humbled to hear about Elaine’s life experiences, and could clearly…

Dentaid The Dental Charity, have been visiting our projects to bring a smile back to our residents faces.  We are extremely grateful for Dentaid’s work and the support that they have given to our residents over the last year.  They have provided 17 mobile clinics across our services in Southampton providing 369 treatments and putting…

We are proud to support International Women’s Day 2023 and the theme this year is Embracing Equity. Here we talk about the issues faced by women who are homeless, what we are doing to better support them and how you can help. Find out more about International  Women’s Day 2023. If you can help us…

Our Asset and Housing management teams brought another 6 self-contained flats online in Southampton last week and welcomed the 6 new residents.  All 6 flats are ring-fenced for those that have either been homeless or have been at risk of becoming homeless due to their vulnerability.  This brings us to a total of 20 new bed spaces purchased across Southampton, Portsmouth and Hampshire…

SSJ will be launching the new Academy in 2024 to provide a full timetable of meaningful activity including sports, crafts, learning and employment pathways for individuals that we support who have a history of homelessness and other support needs. In the meantime, our new Re-Set learning pathway will appear on our activity timetable next to…

“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…

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…

Are you part of a community group which is looking to support a local charity this year and next? We are looking to build relationships with community groups that want to support is and help raise money that will purchase much needed essentials for people moving on from our services and into their own properties.…

50th Challenge Without you we wouldn’t be half the organisation we are. From the support we receive in donations each month – to the overwhelming good feeling we receive from each and every person we encounter – we are truly grateful for what we see as our community. It can be hard to see from…