London - Victoria - Soup Kitchen & more Wednesday's Outreach was undertaken after considerable thought after the attack on Westminster earlier in the day.... so before we set off, we made sure our volunteers had hi-vis vests on, and there were strict instructions to all stay together. Thank you Jacqui, Aaron, Sammy & Grant for helping. There were less public, more police and lots of homeless people. We had hot pies, jacket potatoes, fresh tomato soup, fresh sausage rolls a

LONDON .... It's been a really busy week in Victoria - lots of emergency calls from people who are newly homeless or have lost belongings, and a seemingly greater than ever demand for food parcels. We were delighted to be joined by Lucy at last week's Soup Kitchen - she is a qualified healthcare professional and we needed her expertise and guidance ... Earlier in the day we had a food disaster and it looked like we wouldn't have enough to eat - but the amazing guys at City H

Medway Thank you Debbie Paula Louise Sandra & Trevor for once again creating a fantastic spread - including savoury mince, soup, delicious sandwiches, cakes and a huge box of fruit. Once again we had a very busy evening and for once the weather was kind😉 There was lots of positive news being shared - the vulnerably housed gentleman from last week has received notice that he can now remain in his current accommodation for the time being, one of our homeless friends has been c

London... Lots of behind the scenes "stuff" has been happening in the last couple of weeks, so blogs have been sporadic - sorry! Our Victoria Soup Run is getting busy again - Winter night shelters have closed, new people are presenting as homeless and some people have lost their hostel places... We are regularly seeing over 50 people per night. 😢 Last week we were joined by Jacqui, Judah & Cadi (from Medway) - a great team, who work efficiently and have tremendous compassi

Maidstone ... Saturday 4th March We are hoping to link with other people in the Maidstone area to make this a regular outreach.. Blog from Darren ... Saturday night Chrissy Eve and myself set of for an evening of outreach in Maidstone. We had hot drinks, sandwiches, snacks, clothing underwear and toiletries. Everyone we saw was quite shocked that there was now outreach in their area on a Saturday night. Once again everyone was very grateful for the help and items they r

Sunday was once again a cold damp day... but we are very lucky to have volunteers who show up in all weather's with a smile ! Thank you to the ladies who cooked for the amazing feast they provided -( Cadi, Paula & Marian) - mince and veg, chicken korma, soup, sausage rolls, pasta bake. . Plus cakes and a huge box of fruit that was donated from the Gateway in Brompton 😀 Organising the Soup Kitchen is like a small military operation - packing clothing, toiletries, essentials

Through Twitter a homeless guy reached out for help - sleeping in his car in Central London, desperate for bedding and supplies - Mike (and his faithful trolley) rushed to the rescue ❤ The benefit of Social Media! One of our younger homeless guys has reappeared - we hadn't seen him since before Xmas.. Unfortunately he has been in hospital, he has a very serious illness, and needs urgent accommodation 😢 It's been another busy week, delivering food parcels to both the homeless