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Rally
Rally is a project working with the homeless and vulnerably housed in the city of Nottingham.
Whilst meeting clients’ basic and immediate needs by providing hot nutritious food and warm clothing, Rally acts a gateway project, helping clients to access other services they need through links with Aspire Mentoring.
The project, run in partnership with St. Nic’s church, operates several times a week, serving 40-60 people a night, and according to Nottinghamshire Police engages some of the city’s hardest to reach drug users.
Aspire Mentoring
Aspire Mentoring is a project which provides ongoing support, through trained volunteers, to people facing problematic drug and alcohol use - helping them to access drug and alcohol services and supporting them through their treatment plan.
Over 60 trained mentors and several peer mentors (some themselves former clients of Aspire) currently offer support to clients who are taking steps towards overcoming their addictions. Aspire Mentoring is run in partnership with Nottingham Crime and Drug Partnership, Criminal Justice Intervention Team, Nottinghamshire Police, St. Nic’s Church, the Christian Centre, Nottingham and Nottinghamshire YMCA.
Tel: 0845 055 7555
Company
Company Parent and Toddler groups support around 80 families across the city. The groups offer young children a safe environment in which to enjoy group play and interaction, while parents and carers enjoy a break from the isolation of caring and a chance to share experiences.
The St. Ann’s group, operating in the city’s most deprived ward, also offers parenting skills sessions and home visits. Details of when and where you can find Company, can be downloaded here.
Jericho Road
The Jericho Road Project
is a partnership project, working with women involved in street
prostitution in Nottingham and assisting them as they exit
prostitution. The project engages with the women through
evening street outreach, day time drop-in sessions and prison
visits where the team, largely made up of volunteers, helps them
make positive lifestyle choices. Aspire Mentoring works
within Jericho Road enabling the women to access drug treatment
services and other agencies according to their need and providing
ongoing mentoring.
Tel:
0115 978 8787
Nottingham Nightstop
Nottingham Nightstop is
an initiative to prevent youth homelessness, run in partnership
with the Christian Centre, Trent Vineyard, Nottinghamshire YMCA and
DePaul Nightstop UK.
Nottingham Nightstop
offers emergency accommodation, in the homes of trained volunteer
host families, to young people aged 16-25 who are at the point of
becoming homeless.
Young people access the
scheme after being referred by a youth or homelessness agency in
the city. The scheme offers the young person a safe place to stay,
a listening ear and ‘breathing space’ to work through
their options. In doing so, Nottingham Nightstop provides a safety
net at a moment of great vulnerability.
The
project is currently funded by the Henry Smith Charity, the Church
Urban Fund, and contributions from Nottingham City Council’s
‘Housing Aid’ Department, the J N Derbyshire Trust and
Broxtowe Borough Council.
CAP
CAP
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partnership with award-winning national charity ‘Christians
Against Poverty’ to operate a full-time debt counselling
centre in the heart of Nottingham. CAP’s completely free
service includes advice, financial education, negotiation with
debtors, help with budgeting and insolvency services. See
www.capuk.org
for further
information.
Tel: 0845 947
5947
Reach
Reach is an in-school
project providing pastoral support to young people. A full-time
worker supports pupils aged 12-16 through issues including
bullying, bereavement, relationships and family breakdown. The
project has seen pupils report increased self-confidence,
self-worth and happiness, and improvements in behaviour and
attendance. The project operates in Bramcote Park Business and
Enterprise School and is run in partnership with the
Nottinghamshire YMCA.
Saturday Serving
Saturday Serving is a free service providing practical help such as DIY, decorating and gardening to disadvantaged families and individuals in the community. Beneficiaries include asylum seekers, single parents and the elderly, and are often nominated by social services, health visitors and community groups. Volunteers also help to teach beneficiaries the practical skills and techniques used, equipping them to maintain their homes going forward.
The King's Village
Based in the Tolon-Kumbungu district of Northern Ghana, the King’s Village is an international development project serving one of the poorest communities on earth. The project is tackling the root causes of poverty in the area through the provision of clean water, health care, education and vocational training, and has literally transformed thousands of lives. Those partnering with us in project delivery include the British Army, St. Dunstan’s and World Vision. See www.kingsvillage.org for more information.