Contributing to the Community - The Brick by Lewis Hesketh https://padlet.com/u10461577_/cqumc7t8s25gskiz en-us 2023-11-21 12:47:39 UTC 2024-01-16 13:26:47 UTC hello@padlet.com The 1st April 1908 marked the opening of Queen’s Hall as the permanent home of the Wigan Wesleyan Mission. In 2008 the Bricklayers Arms (The Brick) was opened in Hall gate offering crisis intervention and a small food bank service. This work was carried out under the umbrella of the Help Committee. and in 2013 The Queen’s Hall Help Committee was replaced by Queen’s Hall Action on Poverty, affectionately known as The Brick and our work continues today. u10461577_ https://padlet.com/u10461577_/cqumc7t8s25gskiz/wish/2797928277


]]> 2023-11-21 13:10:11 UTC https://padlet.com/u10461577_/cqumc7t8s25gskiz/wish/2797928277 Equipping people for self-sustaining, independent living – We RESTORE Our mission is to empower people, by making life affordable for all. We treat poverty and homelessness as a social justice issue by ensuring people are given choices and the wrap around, person centered support they need. u10461577_ https://padlet.com/u10461577_/cqumc7t8s25gskiz/wish/2797930805 2023-11-21 13:11:58 UTC https://padlet.com/u10461577_/cqumc7t8s25gskiz/wish/2797930805 Our vision is to provide a practical response by working alongside people to help them rebuild and change their life for the better; but also, to address and mitigate the root causes of poverty and homelessness. u10461577_ https://padlet.com/u10461577_/cqumc7t8s25gskiz/wish/2805660288 2023-11-28 12:47:07 UTC https://padlet.com/u10461577_/cqumc7t8s25gskiz/wish/2805660288 We currently have 31 beds of emergency accommodation including a specialised trauma informed hub for young people 17-25years and we also offer 16 beds of supported accommodation in 4 homes across Wigan and Leigh We operate a range of accommodation services, from emergency accommodation such as A Bed Every Night, through to supported and semi-independent housing, to help people at every stage of their transition from homelessness. u10461577_ https://padlet.com/u10461577_/cqumc7t8s25gskiz/wish/2805665722 2023-11-28 12:51:34 UTC https://padlet.com/u10461577_/cqumc7t8s25gskiz/wish/2805665722 Abbie is a transgender, she came through to our service from the Pathfinder project. Abbie was sofa surfing due to a strained family and they struggled to come to terms with Abbie’s transgender identity. Abbie had elevated levels of anxiety and was concerned about how others would react to her being transgender. She had few friends and wanted to settle in an area, . She wanted to focus on studying at university. We supported her to enroll in university and apply for student loans u10461577_ https://padlet.com/u10461577_/cqumc7t8s25gskiz/wish/2805681217 2023-11-28 13:04:01 UTC https://padlet.com/u10461577_/cqumc7t8s25gskiz/wish/2805681217 Our ‘Little Christmas Ad’, which was produced at no cost to the charity by Really Good Films, highlights the work carried out to help as many families as possible struggling with the cost-of-living crisis. u10461577_ https://padlet.com/u10461577_/cqumc7t8s25gskiz/wish/2805693315 2023-11-28 13:12:50 UTC https://padlet.com/u10461577_/cqumc7t8s25gskiz/wish/2805693315 Here’s what some of our visitors had to say: about help gift dignity this Christmas u10461577_ https://padlet.com/u10461577_/cqumc7t8s25gskiz/wish/2850366556 “I couldn’t afford anything for the kids, then I came for my shop and could choose presents for them. I was so grateful.”

“It’s been a lifesaver for us this Christmas, being able to choose my own food and toys, we didn’t have anything.”

“Everyone is going to have something to open at Christmas thanks to you.”

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