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Fairways Accommodation Support Trust is a brilliant homeless charity head-quartered at Chatham Town centre. We offer affordable homes to rent, accommodation for people who need support and care to live within the community. Homeless and vulnerable adults can find a safe place to stay with us. Just as importantly, we offer support for adults experiencing alcohol and substance abuse and young offenders making the transition from young offenders institutions. We assess them to make sure they have the right accommodation for their needs. We then empower them to be reintegrated back into the community. Fairways Trust contributes to the youth development in the community. We inspire and encourage young people to overcome their personal challenges and achieve their aspirations. Collaboration is so important to us - we work with other groups to boost our tenants' quality of life and the lives of their family members. We work with other homeless charities, helping our tenants to find other agencies including the Probation Service, KCA, Equinox and more. Our philosophy is "service to humanity is the best work of life". That's why we're so dedicated to running affordable homes with support opportunities that truly meet the needs of the communities we serve. All our homes are backed up by lots of fantastic housing services, including our own professional team who repair and maintain our houses. With your support, we'll continue to be active and important members of the local community.

The organisation believes that within each person lies a treasure and a solution needing discovery. Since its inception in 2013, BU-Mentoring has been a beacon of hope, transforming lives in our local community. Through our mentoring and training service for our community's youth, adults and vulnerable people, BU-Mentoring empowers the community to take active roles through full-time jobs, part-time engagement, and or setting up and running their businesses with up to 90% success. Your support is not just a contribution but a vital part of our success. We exist to enable young people to take an active role within their community through mentoring and self-employment, and we could not do it without you. BU-MENTORING flourishes because of the active participation of our community members. Your support is not just a contribution but a vital part of our success, and we could not have achieved it without you. Our various projects include the following: 1. Mentoring: support programme for the Youth (NEET), adults and the vulnerable. 2. Career advice: We provide professional CV preparation, support with job applications, and confidence and capacity building for adults on long-term unemployment. We also offer work experience in the community shop. 3. Community Hub: Provide free food parcels daily, coffee, a meeting place for the lonely in the community store, and social care, e.g., responding to personal hygiene, arranging transport, assisting with utility arrangements, online bill payments, and making phone calls. All our services are free without charge. What we need: 1. Food and Clothes supplies, New and used, in good condition 2. Equipment Donations, Computers and Peripherals, Laptops/Desktops, Monitors, Keyboards 3. Bigger premises: Room for the enablement of workshops, computer classroom.

The charity have a number of volunteers who either do food drops within the community in various areas {i.e. Cuxton, Snodland, and Rochester}, distribute vulnerable families who they know that are struggling. The food is also distributed to Twydall Evangelical Church, community centre, charities like Our Community Spirit. The food is also used to cook for the homeless, One Big Family, Helping the Homeless. We collect from Co Op, M&S, Lidl, Aldi, KFC and Tescos There is no charge as our volunteers. They do this to help the community or people in need. They are selfless volunteers who want to give back to the community knowing they are not getting any expenses paid for.