News: Safer Neighbourhood Fund featured in Portsmouth News

The Safer Neighbourhood Fund, a scheme by our partners The Southern Co-op was recently highlighted by The Portsmouth News. The report says; “working in Portsmouth and Southampton, The Society of St James has helped 23 ex-offenders learn new life and social skills, helping them to find jobs, become volunteers, and reconnect with family. The society…

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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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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 thanks to the generous support of Southern Co-op. We welcomed…

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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 met with SSJ’s Senior Management team at the Cafe in…

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