From 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…

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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 idea to get our supporters actively taking part in their…

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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 questions we normally ask is why to do you think…

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SSJ Wins Nationwide Community Grant

We are delighted to announce that SSJ has been successful in the Nationwide Community Grant Fund for 2019. Building society, Nationwide, has made £500,000 available to help support charities dealing with housing in the South West area. The successful projects were officially announced in April of this year, with SSJ named as one of the…

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