St George's Crypt
Leeds, UK
St George’s Crypt works with homeless and vulnerable adults providing immediate care and support, food and accommodation. We run engagement activities and skills training, working towards positive change and employability. Our Care Centre at the Crypt has 15 single bedrooms for temporary residents and 12 beds dormitory style in The Hub for one night at a time emergency accommodation. HALP is a partnership project with the NHS, to give accommodation to homeless people discharged from hospital who still require a lower level of care. As well as our main Care Centre, we run two specialist residential projects with a further 28 rooms for men, dealing with alcohol dependency, addiction and recovery. Our day service provides a 3 course hot meal to an average of 70 people each weekday. The food is prepared by our Nurture project. The people who volunteer in this project are previous service users, prisoners on temporary licence, vulnerable adults who find it difficult to gain employment. We have an in house diploma course, teaching basic skills in catering and industry related accredited training. We run two cafés open to the general public. Real work experience building up a positive work ethic has led to paid employment for many of the volunteers.
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