Grant of the Month
Tackling poverty and disadvantage.....
Volunteers in Rotherham are providing a crucial service to bring food and clothing to homeless and disadvantaged people in the town centre.
Every Saturday evening volunteers from Street Life Support can be found at the same place in Rotherham, offering nourishing food and practical support and advice to homeless and disadvantaged people of all ages.
Avril Wigglesworth, co-founder of the group, said: "When we first started it was clear people on the street needed more food and more help, but we started to bridge the gap. It's great to see how far some of them have moved on when we see them now.
"We're trying to help people on to the first rung of the ladder."
They help people whose lives are filled with uncertainty and the weekly support provides one of the few regular sources of assistance on which they can rely.
Street Life Support's dream and vision is to set up a night shelter in Rotherham to provide direct access for people who are struggling.
Avril said: "We would like a property to provide immediate help for people. The problems that put people on the street in the first place aren't currently being addressed."
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