Chairman's Charities
Cllr Mike Garnett has chosen Streets2Homes and The Place
2Be as the charities which he will support during his year of
office.
STREETS TO HOMES
Streets2Homes is the name of the charity
set up to combine the work of the former Harlow Accommodation
Project and the Harlow Homeless Centre, which were 2 independent
charities that underwent a merger in 2005. The merger, it was
believed, was a way to take the work forward and be of most benefit
to homeless people in the West Essex area with a focus upon Harlow
where we are based.
Streets2Homes has achieved status as a
Charitable Company (Charity Number 1121228 and Company Number
6306299) operating the only Homeless Centre in Harlow.
Homeless people are particularly hard to reach
as many have special needs as a result of extended drug and alcohol
abuse, suffer loss of self esteem and social exclusion as they are
in poor health due to lack of nourishment and personal hygiene
through street life with no access to wash / health facilities nor
food.
The organisation combines a range of
activities from volunteering, through advice, provision of meals
and financial guarantees for clients designed to take homeless
people of all ages from the streets and support them into homes as
in this instance, our name will have a literal edge to it. Build
self confidence through training and appropriate referrals to
maximise their employability.
S2H has developed all requisite facilities and
resources including a hygiene resource (Shower, wash and laundry
facilities), industrial kitchen, a training suite and meeting /
interview areas to work 1-1 with homeless people. The centre
attracts volunteers who help out on a daily basis and homeless
people are referred to us from a range of other agencies as they
know that we are specialists in this field. We have good working
relationships with other specialist organisations in the area so
are therefore able to offer the best service possible to those
in need.
Follow this link
to find out more about Streets to Homes.
THE PLACE 2Be
The Place2Be is a charity working inside schools to improve the
emotional well-being of children, their families and the whole
school community.
The Place2Be was established in 1994 in response to increasing
concern about the extent and depth of emotional and behavioural
difficulties displayed in classrooms and playgrounds. By giving
children the chance to explore their problems through talking,
creative work and play, we enable them to cope now and make
better-informed decisions about their lives and help prevent more
serious mental health and behavioural problems in later life. When
children are happier and less preoccupied with problems, they find
it easier to learn and so their educational chances are much
enhanced.
Follow this link to
find out more about The Place 2Be.