It transformed my life

The first time I got involved with Simon on the Streets as a volunteer it transformed my life. Let me try and tell you why. Nothing can prepare you for your first experience with Simon on the Streets. Mine being the moment when we turned the corner in the Soup Van to see 40-50 people [...]

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Simon on the Streets at Work

I started working with the Simon on the Streets Community in April of this year. As a new worker your first weeks consist of trawling around town and getting your face known. The most visible group of people we work with wear fluorescent orange vests and sell the big issue. Through my daily chats with [...]

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A Volunteer’s Perspective

I have been a volunteer with Leeds Simon Community since March 2007. I first heard about the Leeds Simon Community whilst running a project through Leeds University called Homed. Homed is a project that aims to increase the awareness and involvement of health care students in the field of homelessness. It works in 2 hostels [...]

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Catherine’s Story – why we do what we do…

Catherine is a part time volunteer with Simon on the Streets.  She takes part in the weekly soup run and also gets involved in some street outreach work.  As a student who had moved to Leeds she first got involved with Simon because she had some spare time that she really wanted to put to [...]

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