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The Big Sleep Out 2014 took place on Friday 28th November. Over 430 people braved the winter night to show their support for the work SHOC and Trinity do. We have raised £80k so far. A BIG thank you to all those who supported the event.
Trinity have big ambitions to impact homelessness in our area with their flagship fundraising event, the Big Sleepout. The target is for 500 people to raise £200 sponsorship each to sleepout for one night on the 28th November 2014 in Hillingdon. This would be the biggest sleepout ever and aims to raise over £100,000 to [...]
Graham came to us homeless, he is now settled in accommodation and has been getting help with his basic skills from a course in the Springboard Learning Centre. We’re all thrilled that he’s just completed the course and been awarded his first certificate. A report published by Crisis in 2006, (Missed Opportunities: the case for [...]
A glittering charity fundraiser was organised by the Slough based ‘Royal Berkshire Bengali Association ‘in aid of SHOC and Save the children on April 5th 2014, amidst the sprawling greens of the Slough Hockey Club. It was a very enjoyable evening with a Bollywood themed dinner and dance , full of music, fun and delicious [...]
A big heartfelt thank you to all the children and helpers at the 13th Slough Sikh Scout Group for their generous support of SHOC. The group held a Charity Quiz evening on Dec 18th 2013 in which Beavers, Cubs and Scouts took part in teams with their parents, friends and relatives. The proceeds were split [...]
It’s always tough to live on the streets, but winter is the hardest time of all. There are currently 40 rough sleepers in Slough, (a record high), and SHOC in conjunction with The London & Slough Run are planning to offer some help by setting up a night shelter for the cold weather season. Nine [...]
We are delighted to announce that SHOC plans to form a strategic partnership with Uxbridge based charity, Trinity Homeless Projects starting from April 2014. The partnership aims to ensure sustainability of SHOC’s valuable service to Slough, a service recently recognised with the prestigious Queen’s Award for Voluntary services. Trinity provide supported housing and employment, for [...]
SHOC do a regular count on street sleepers and our latest information is that over 50 people are currently sleeping rough around Slough. We estimate this is a 25 year high and our information is that it includes both Eastern Europeans and UK citizens. Eastern Europeans who have not paid National Insurance do not have [...]
SHOC were delighted to receive the first delivery of Heathrow T3 abandoned toiletries. Muse Resourcing, a local recruitment company, has arranged for items handed in by passengers at security check-ins to be donated to SHOC instead of being incinerated. Project manager Mandy McGuire said: “The toiletries will make a real difference to our clients here [...]
As the rain and snow poured down on a bitterly cold March day, the hardy boys of Creative Jar: Commercial Director James Harding, Commercial Manager Rob Jennings and Senior Creative Andy Clarke lined up to run for SHOC in the Reading Half Marathon, raising the princely sum of £343 Creative Jar, an award winning digital agency based [...]