M&S Weymouth​ Gateway

I work for a Domestic Abuse Charity. We have 3 refuges and numerous clients, across the whole of Dorset. A lot of our clients come to refuge with nothing and we try to provide them with a food parcel. Also, many of our outreach client's use food banks and struggle financially when they have left their abuser.

Since 2000 Soul Food has been serving the homeless and vulnerably housed with hot, nutritious food week after week, free of charge and in an atmosphere free of judgment. The most marginalised and overlooked members of our community find welcome and compassion when they walk through the door of a Soul Food session. Monday and Wednesday evenings at 5.30pm and Thursday and Friday mornings at 9.30am a team of wonderful volunteers serve what for many has been a lifeline. On Tuesday evenings our van does a a free food drop at the former Council office car park at 5pm. Soul Food itself became homeless in 2019 when the Prayerhouse building was destroyed in an arson attack. We know firsthand what it feels like to be dependant on the goodwill of someone else for our very survival. Weymouth Family Church generously lend us their building, Bethany Hall from which to operate Soul Food each week. Soul Food is possible because of the donations of individuals and the food collections from supermarkets. If you would like to donate, head to our website. Address below. If you would like to join the team please complete a contact form on the website or call in the Prayerhouse office.

Weldmar Hospicecare is a charity that provides end of life care for people living in Dorset who need our specialist support. Our compassionate holistic approach supports patients and their families with gold standard clinical care and support when its most needed, we also provide daily living aids, advice and signposting, day care services, and respite care. Our services are delivered from our In Patient Unit Hospice, day centres around the county and in the home by our community nursing, physio and support teams.