We are delighted to be able to donate to the following charities this year at Christmas.
CAYSH
Based in Croydon, CAYSH works with young people facing homelessness in London, providing safe homes and support to enable them to achieve their potential. Their clients help to design their services which makes them truly effective for funders.
CROYDON FOOD BANK
Croydon Food Bank is part of a nationwide network of foodbanks, supported by The Trussell Trust, working to combat poverty and hunger across the UK.
https://croydon.foodbank.org.uk/about/
ST CHRISTOPHER’S HOSPICE
Founded in 967, Dame Cicely Saunders made an extraordinary contribution to alleviating human suffering and the hospice has been a centre of innovation and insight ever since.
St Christopher’s Hospice exists to promote and provide skilled and compassionate palliative care of the highest quality.
https://www.stchristophers.org.uk
EMMAUS
The first Emmaus opened in 1992 and there are now 29 communities, which is what we call our residential sites, spread across the UK. There are also five Emmaus groups currently working to open new communities.
Emmaus supports more than 850 formerly homeless people. We provide them with support, a home for as long as they need it and meaningful work and training in our social enterprises. We hope to increase our capacity to 1,000 rooms by 2020.
https://emmaus.org.uk/about-us/
MIND IN CROYDON
Mind in Croydon was started in 1967 and their history is a prime example of Care in the Community. They grew from a tiny organisation financing the refurbishment of a nearly derelict headquarters building by selling old newspapers and having a nearly new shop in Purley – one of the first in the country.
Mind in Croydon is working to promote good mental health. It seeks to empower people to lead a full life as part of their local community.
https://www.mindincroydon.org.uk
SUTTON NIGHT WATCH HOMELESS
Sutton Night Watch was set up to support and raise awareness for the homeless people within the London Borough of Sutton and surrounding areas. A group of volunteers give up their time to run the kitchen and food/clothes bank.
Our full-time premises is now open at 35 Manor Road, Wallington, Surrey which, along with the above support, will offer further services for our users, including online access to job/health services, showers, clothes washing facilities and a full-time kitchen.