Posts Tagged ‘Hampshire’
SSJ has been quietly delivering results for years – now we need to shout about it!
SSJ have been quietly delivering results for years – now we need to shout about it! For more than 50 years, the Society of St James has been helping people move away from homelessness and towards a more positive future – one person at a time. What began as a night shelter in Southampton has…
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Care Homes: Supporting People Beyond Homelessness For some people, moving away from homelessness is only the beginning of their journey towards stability. At the Society of St James (SSJ), we understand that overcoming homelessness does not always mean that someone no longer needs support. For many vulnerable adults, there can be ongoing challenges linked to…
Read MoreHow Art Helped Someone Find Peace From Addiction
After fighting addiction for 25 years, a person who we support describes how art has helped them to move past addiction and find hope. After years of relapse, the individual found abstinence, peace of mind and calmness through art. Today we showcase their work, and how using their creativity, through drawing portraits, has helped them…
Read MoreHampshire Recovery Sports Day
Mark your calendars for Saturday, 19th September 2026, as we come together to celebrate Recovery Month! Brought to you by Inclusion, Recovery Connections Hampshire, the Society of St James, Intuitive Thinking Skills, B.More, Steps Within, and Ambition Portsmouth, this free event brings together local recovery organisations, and individuals from across Hampshire for a day centered on…
Read MoreMaking Hep C History in Portsmouth
World Hepatitis Day provides an opportunity to celebrate a significant milestone for Portsmouth. Through the dedication of partner organisations, frontline teams and people with lived experience, the city has achieved hepatitis C micro-elimination within its adult drug and alcohol treatment service. This achievement is about much more than statistics. It reflects months of partnership working…
Read MoreHow Accommodation Based Support Empowers the Journey Out of Homelessness
The path to independent living isn’t always a straight line; more often than not, it is a journey taken one steady step at a time. Within our mission to tackle homelessness, the Accommodation Based Support service serves as a vital bridge for individuals transitioning toward long-term stability. Operating across eight properties in Southampton, this service…
Read MoreOur Mental Health and Wellbeing Support Service
The Society of St James offers guidance and support to clients across Hampshire and our services. With the main support teams being in Portsmouth and Southampton our mental health teams empower people to make positive change. Our team consist of clinical psychologists and mental health support workers who are passionate about providing quality, one to…
Read MoreFrom our staff: a blog from Sean Smith
We’re going to be running a new feature where we talk to our members of staff about their work at SSJ and why they love working here. We have hundreds of members of staff from unique and interesting backgrounds, some have been with us for years, others have come to us because they believe in…
Read MoreLooking Back: 2007
Looking Back: 2007 – our 35th Year As we approach the middle year of our 50th anniversary, I am looking back at the year 2007 – and our 35th Anniversary memorial Booklet, which was produced to celebrate 35 years of supporting people affected by homelessness. Over the next few weeks, I plan on reproducing some…
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…
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