Posts Tagged ‘Southampton’
Our Christmas Advent Calendar Is Here!
Christmas is coming! Our virtual advent calendar is launching on our social media channels today, featuring original poetry written by people with lived experience and performed by service users, volunteers and members of the SSJ team.
Read MoreNew Jobs: Accommodation based support service
Are you looking for a new role that is both challenging and rewarding? We are looking for 4 members of staff to work for our new ABS service in Southampton. The Accommodation Based Support Service (ABS) is a new service providing a range of housing related support to people in designated SSJ property in Southampton.…
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 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…
Read MoreGreen Fingers means Positive Space for Service Users
We are delighted to be working with Brodie, owner of Green Fingers Gardening Specialists, and his team who have helped us landscape our gardens to provide a place for service users to relax and unwind. Having social areas where our service users can de-stress, relax and take time out is an important part of their…
Read MoreYearly update from SSJ
It’s been a really busy year for us at the Society of St James, just as it has been for people from across the world. We hope you have all had a good year and are in good health and spirits as we head towards the second part of 2021. The year started with news…
Read MoreIsle of Wight Bike trip builds confidence for service users
The Isle of Wight is renowned for being a place that is perfect mindfulness, and 12 service users were given the opportunity to try this for themselves with a bike riding team-building and exercise. We provided the opportunity for service users to experience the thrill and excitement of a bike ride to and from Sandown,…
Read MoreContactless donating comes to Southampton
As we approach our 50th anniversary, it has become clear to us that the avenues people use for fundraising have changed. A great example of this is the recently launched contactless giving points which have been installed across Southampton as an easy way to donate to chosen charities – one of those being The Society…
Read MoreFundraising – How to Support Us
Welcome to the first in a new series of blogs about how you can fundraise for SSJ. As a charity that supports people affected by homelessness and complex issues such as a history of trauma with subsequent alcohol dependency or drug addiction, we are always looking for ways to brighten up the lives of the…
Read More50 Years and 50 stories for our Golden Jubilee
50 years – Our Golden Jubilee Back in the summer of 1972 we saw the launch of the first digital watch, Atari set the video-game world in motion with Pong and the VW Beetle became the most popular car ever sold, with more than 15m sales since launch. That summer also saw the very first…
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