We had a great soup-run in Leeds last night. Our purpose is to provide a good atmosphere for people who are out on the streets –not to attract people to the streets. The food we offer, from our perspective is a means to an end – we are not trying to feed the hungry but [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Leeds’
It’s a soup-run, but it’s not about soup
Posted in emotional support, homeless, Leeds, mental health, motivation, practical support, rough sleeping, street homelessness, tagged emotional support, engagement, homeless, Homelessness, Leeds, outreach, rough sleeper, rough sleeping, self image, street homelessness on May 25, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Community Initiative Award
Posted in homeless, tagged Bradford, Homelessness, Huddersfield, Leeds, outreach, support work on May 16, 2011 | 2 Comments »
We have just received notification that we have received a Duke of York Community Initiative Award. We went through an assessment process a few weeks ago, which included the assessor going out with Hayley, one of our support workers and doing some outreach work. It’s fantastic to receive an award and especially when we know [...]
It transformed my life
Posted in homeless, volunteer story, tagged Bradford, emotional support, engagement, homeless, Homelessness, Huddersfield, Leeds, transformation, volunteer, volunteering on May 9, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
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 [...]
Try Again; Yet Again
Posted in emotional support, Health, homeless, Leeds, practical support, street homelessness, tagged homeless, Leeds, outreach, street homelessness, volunteer, volunteering on July 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
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