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Dublin Lifehouse Residents Welcome Covid-19 Vaccines

The Covid-19 vaccination rollout is going well, with every effort being made to reach all sectors of society, including vulnerable groups such as people experiencing homelessness. To aid the process, The Salvation Army is hosting a temporary vaccination clinic in Dublin. By the end of May 2021, the clinic had already vaccinated over 700 people. […]

Posted on 15 June 2021 - 11:07 am by Frances Bailey

Winners Galore as Learners Use Studying to Survive the Pandemic

The 2021 iteration of the annual One Awards Celebration of Learning, which recognises best practice, originality, and achievement in the learning sphere, bestowed three awards on Swan Lodge, The Salvation Army’s Lifehouse in Sunderland. Support worker/tutor Sonia Ritchie-Park won the Learners’ Choice for Tutor award. The Lifehouse Tenancy Achievement Group won a Learning Group award. […]

Posted on 15 June 2021 - 10:58 am by Frances Bailey

Strawberry Field Increases Job Training Programmes

The Salvation Army’s Steps to Work programme at Strawberry Field has provided invaluable assistance to young people (18 to 25 years old) with learning difficulties, providing job training and helping them secure jobs. It’s been so successful that it’s extending the programmes to include Steps at Strawberry Field, Steps to Work lite and Steps to […]

Posted on 11 May 2021 - 1:17 pm by Frances Bailey

Requests for Debt Advice Soar

“Pandemic poverty” is a new phenomenon that refers to the devastating effect COVID-19 has on people’s finances. Not only has unemployment increased, but in-work poverty has also rocketed. This means that while people are grateful that they are still employed, their income or work hours have been cut to the extent that they can no […]

Posted on 11 May 2021 - 12:13 pm by Frances Bailey

Rough Sleeping is More Prevalent than Government Stats Reveal

The Government is woefully underprepared to provide essential support to rough sleepers in London, and the rest of England, largely because it has no idea exactly how pervasive the problem is, according to a recent study.. According to a recent report by the National Audit Office, this was never clearer than when estimating the number […]

Posted on 29 March 2021 - 9:27 am by Yasmin Purnell

The Salvation Army Aids the COVID-19 Vaccination Drive

The Government intends to offer COVID-19 vaccines to 15 million people by mid-February. The Salvation Army is doing its part to ensure that goal is met by offering its churches and community centres as vaccination hubs.Roger Coates, Leader of The Salvation Army in Lower Earley, Reading, where one of the first two vaccination centres was […]

Posted on 8 March 2021 - 9:24 am by Yasmin Purnell

Christmas Film Helps The Salvation Army Support Rough Sleepers and their Pets

Pets have enormous therapeutic value and can bring warmth, love, joy, and meaning to their humans, perhaps especially so when the people concerned are sleeping rough. A new Christmas film, A Christmas Gift from Bob, highlights the importance of these relationships, and the role that charities such as The Salvation Army play in keeping people […]

Posted on 19 December 2020 - 9:00 am by

No Empty Stockings for Children Thanks to the Big Toy Appeal

Some people never have an easy year, but 2020 has been particularly hard, especially for vulnerable people and families living barely above the breadline. As much as parents would like to make their children feel special over the holidays, filling Christmas stockings is impossible. This is where The Salvation Army steps in, with its Big […]

Posted on 7 December 2020 - 9:30 am by

Romford’s Friendship Club Continues to Unite People – But by Phone

For 20 years, Tom and Barbara Hoyles have run The Salvation Army’s Friendship Club in Romford. The club has always been well-supported, with about 150 people meeting up every Thursday to enjoy a variety of social activities. The club is often the only opportunity for some of the elderly members get out of the house […]

Posted on 30 November 2020 - 9:00 am by

Government Oversight Could Plunge At-Risk People into Debt

The good news is the government has taken steps to ease the burden on people with problem debt with its Debt Respite Scheme. The scheme prevents creditors from taking enforcement action against debtors for 60 days, giving them time to get their financial ducks as close to a row as possible, so they can at […]

Posted on 22 November 2020 - 7:26 pm by

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