This Year’s Sponsored Sleep-Out will take place on the night of September 29th. The idea is to take on a challenge that is worthy of people sponsoring you, with the added bonus that it is related to what Simon on the Streets does. Our aim is also to offer an insight into our work and [...]
Posts Tagged ‘volunteering’
Sponsored Sleep-Out 2011
Posted in homeless, tagged rough sleeper, rough sleeping, street homelessness, volunteering on June 21, 2011 | 3 Comments »
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 »
Another film from Simon on the Streets Support the work of Simon on the Streets
Catherine’s Story – why we do what we do…
Posted in emotional support, homeless, Leeds, practical support, rough sleeping, volunteer story, tagged homeless, rough sleeping, training, volunteering on November 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
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 [...]