This is GrowTH- in partnership with local churches
Naomi Johns, Director of This is GrowTH homelessness project talks to us about the vision and values that drive this work, and their unashamed Christian core.
Pattie is the Compassionate Communities Development Worker for Refugee& Aslyum Seeker response, Housing & Homelessness. She has a background in the humanitarian sector and an MA in Development and Emergency Practice. She is passionate about issues of justice, hospitality, and community.
Naomi Johns, Director of This is GrowTH homelessness project talks to us about the vision and values that drive this work, and their unashamed Christian core.
Refugees attending the weekly drop in at a West London Church share their fears at the prospect of homelessness.
Churches across the Diocese of London are expressing alarm at the dramatically increasing numbers of newly- recognised refugees experiencing homelessness, due to a recent Home Office change in practice to give only seven days’ notice to leave their accommodation
We hear about the three-way partnership between St Hilda’s Church, the local prison and the charity Hope Into Action. How they house women coming out of prison who would otherwise be heading straight into homelessness. And how you can join in!
As we explore, and celebrate the manifold ways our church communities support those who experience homeless, we consider the lifechanging support which Hosting With Housing Justice can offer to those who would otherwise be homeless.
Kings X Church talk to us about their recent volunteer training on Universal Credit, organised by the Compassionate Communities Team. How it covered both practical support, and the design of the system as a social justice issue. Resources are now available for other church communities.
The Salesian Sisters talk to us about hosting destitute women seeking asylum, and how the experience has changed their lives for the better!
If you are a church wondering what you can do to respond to the crisis in Ukraine, here’s more information
St Barnabas church in North London share their story of prayer and provision, as they welcome those from Hong Kong into their community.
Gloria Saffrey-Powell and her team at CARIS Haringey are providing much more than food parcels to families on the edge in their local community.
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We've created some simple resources for churches on accrediting to be #LondonLivingWage employers.
As part of our worship and witness, if you already pay the Living Wage- why not let people know by accrediting?
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