Kevin's story of living for 10 years in 'temporary' accommodation and then finding hope in one of our Hope into Action homes, is not to be missed!

"When I looked at what would be my room, I fell in love with it. I spread out on the double bed and was so happy! There was a bench in the garden and I sat there, looking at the view and thought, ‘yes, this is for me.’ " - Kevin.

Read the full story here: https://www.inhope.uk/stories/kevins-story/.

Life Course applications are open

The next Life Course starts on Monday 7th October.

The Life Course is an unique 18 session life-skills programme to support people in recovery from the causes and impact of addiction. The goal is to make sustainable changes that will build stable foundations for the next season of life. It seeks to help participants develop an increased sense of personal agency for ‘living well in recovery’ learning skills to navigate life’s opportunities and challenges without returning to old behaviours and emotional responses.

Find out more about whether the course is for you, or for someone you know: https://www.inhope.uk/our-activities/life-recovery/the-life-course-in-bristol/. 

You can also make a self referral application via this link as well. 

Thank you from Joy the Wild Goose!

A huge thank you to those who took part in the Wild Goose Chase over the summer months. You raised an amazing £1,491! That could provide 497 hot meals for people in the Wild Goose. 

All 15 knitted / crocheted geese were bid on in the silent auction and are now in their new homes :-) Thank you to everyone who took the time to make the geese!

It was such a fun event and we hope that through it, as well as having fun and raising money for us, children may have been introduced to the realities of homelessness.  

Annual General Meeting

 

Monday 21^st October

7pm - 8:30pm

Emmanuel Church, Narrow Lewins Mead, BS1 2NN

 

You are invited to our AGM, where as well as the usual business, we have a special guest speaker, Jon Kuhrt. Jon has worked with people affected by homelessness for 30 years. He is a former government adviser on how faith groups address rough sleeping and is now CEO of Hope into Action. 

Let us know you’re coming by registering here: https://www.inhope.uk/upcoming-events/agm/.

Worship Night Fundraiser - Saturday 26th October

Crofts End Church, 1 Crofts End Road, Bristol, BS5 7UW

7pm - 9pm

£10 per ticket

We’re looking forward to April Ballard leading us in worship and hearing stories of those who have been helped at inHope. April is a Pastor and worship leader at Open House Community Church in Bristol. She leads worship at conferences across the country, including New Wine and David’s Tent.

 

Tickets are on sale here: https://www.inhope.uk/worship-night/.

 

April has written and released her own songs, which you can listen to here: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2D3FH2mHtPLb28AOthUhla#:~:text=April%20Ballard%20is%20a%20British,read%20on%20open.spotify.com