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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.
Proud of our care and support workers
The tireless efforts of SSJ workers Last night, and quite rightly, the country came together to share their appreciation for the incredible work done by NHS staff members during the outbreak of Covid-19. We know how important care work is – especially in times like…
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…
Our International Women’s Day
A successful IWD for our female service users This weekend saw the first of our events taking place in Portsmouth and Hampshire to give our female service users the chance to enjoy what most women see as a normal event. The events have been made…
National Lottery funding is a boost for Re-Fit
Re-Fit Boost The Society of St James is delighted to have been awarded funding from The National Lottery Community Fund for two projects in 2020 and we would like to thank the National Lottery and its players for their support.
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…
Vital SSJ documents to be translated thanks to offer of support
Translation made easy for SSJ We at SSJ are really excited about the offer of support from Luke and the team at TranslationServices.com to translate some of our essential support documents into various languages. This will help make our services even more accessible to our service…
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…
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…
2020 – the year so far
It has been a very busy start to 2020 Coming off the back of our Christmas campaign, we wanted to try and find new ways to raise awareness about the work we do. We have spent the first two months of 2020 looking at new…
International Women’s Day at SSJ
Events for IWD with SSJ Thanks to support from our partners Southern Co-op, and with funding from Ending Women’s Homelessness, SSJ are putting on a number of events for IWD, starting on March 8th and lasting the whole week.
Case Study: Homeless Day Service
The first in a new series of case studies about our projects and services. This case study features our homeless day services. A day with The Society of St James’ Homeless Day Services First Impressions On an overcast Monday morning I find myself walking along…
Acts of Kindness
One moment can change a life February 17th is #RandomActsOfKindnessDay, and it got me thinking about what I have done recently to offer help or support to somebody in need. How often we walk by people who look like they are in trouble, not wanting…
Solent Concert Orchestra raising money for SSJ
We’re delighted that the Solent Concert Orchestra is supporting SSJ with it’s concert at All Saint’s Church, Freemantle, on 1st March.
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…
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…
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.
Christmas Appeal update
“The generosity of our supporters knows no bounds” It is with great pleasure that we can today announce that we have reached the target of £5,000, which will go towards providing a hot meal for people at risk of homelessness this Christmas.
Patsy, gone but not forgotten
We have a blog from our CEO, Trevor Pickup, about a former resident of Albert Road South – and what he means to us all. This blog was written in 2020, but has been republished to celebrate 50 years of SSJ.
SSJ Christmas Campaign Music Video….Enjoy!
The Society of St James’ Christmas Campaign has been given a boost thanks to local band BEMIS, Mayfield Records and Tony Palmer Photo as they release a video in support of our campaign.
SSJ on BBC The World at One
Some of you may have heard the feature on BBC World at One yesterday, which focused on the difficulties had by our service users when it comes to finding a permanent place to live. The interview with SSJ service users begins 41 minutes in.
Make a difference this Christmas
The Society of St James Christmas Campaign is now live, and we are looking to raise £5,000 to help vulnerable people in the area enjoy a better Christmas.
Sleep Out 2019 – Thank you
We are delighted to have been pledged over £10,500 at our Sleep Out event in Portsmouth on Friday. Thank you to our partners Southern Co-op, and our event supporters including, 2MV Logistics, Bishops Printers, Rapid Relief Team, Greggs, Starbucks, Mayfield Records, and MBE with whom…
Proud of our Corporate Partners
This year we have worked hard to ensure that our corporate partners can really see what a difference they are making to vulnerable adults across Hampshire. We believe our partnerships have to be mutually beneficial providing funding, support and a raised profile for the charity;…
Tampon Tax funding awarded to end women’s homelessness
The Society of St James is one of 29 charities across England to receive a grant from Homeless Link’s Ending Women’s Homelessness programme. The grant is funded by the Government’s Tampon Tax Fund and almost 200 organisations applied for a portion of the £1.85 million…
Portsmouth helps make ‘Pay it Forward’ a success
Following the successful launch of the Pay It Forward initiative at our Portsmouth-based Café in the Park earlier this year we are delighted to report that the scheme has been a truly heart-warming success! We launched Pay It Forward at an event back in July…
Are we one payday away from being homeless?
A blog from the CEO, Trevor Pickup. As the Chief Executive one of my tasks is sometimes to be part of an interview panel when we are recruiting. When we interview candidates for a job in one of our housing projects, one of the interview…
Cross Channel Challenge to raise money for SSJ
Good luck to the Shirley Swimming Pool Sea Dogs Ashley Christopher, Team Leader – Saints4Sports and Re-Fit, is taking part in an unenviable task to raise money for The Society of St James. Ashley, alongside fellow swimmers Chris Cole, Dave Perry, Luke Perry, Steve Hansford,…
Southern Co-operative continue their support of SSJ
Southern Co-operative continue to support SSJ Southern Co-op colleagues have been working really hard to find different ways to support the work of the charity, and on Friday, it was the turn of Southern Co-op’s Chief Executive, Mark Smith and his senior leadership team. They…
Enterprise Flex-E-Rent present cheque to SSJ
£2,000 raised to support new shared housing. Last Tuesday, (30th), Natalie and Helen from Enterprise Flexi-E-Rent presented SSJ chief exec Trevor Pickup and Operational Director, Nicky Wilsenham, with a £2,000 cheque to support the purchase of new shared houses for those with a history of…