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2019 marks the first year St Margaret's opens its doors to guests through the winter. The church community have told this website that they are thrilled to be working with Glass Door who have been operating shelters in London for twenty years.
Glass door is London's largest open-access network of emergency winter shelters and support services for men and women affected by homelessness. Guests of their emergency shelters receive a warm welcome, a hot supper and a breakfast in the morning, cooked and served by volunteers. These free services are a life-line to those who would otherwise be sleeping on the street. Glass Door not only saves lives by providing refuge from the cold, we also help our guests build more stable futures.
5000 guests have stayed in their shelters since 2019. Last year 202 guests moved into housing. 70% said they felt more optimistic about the future.
Donate to Glass Door at St Margaret's
This year St Margaret's are hosting Glassdoor Emergency Night Shelter for the homeless, one evening per week. The shelter will run from Sunday 17th November until Sunday 5th April 2020. It will provide a warm and safe venue for 35 homeless people to sleep, an evening meal and breakfast the following morning.
St Margaret's are looking for donations of the items listed below and would be grateful for any contributions:
STORE CUPBOARD DONATIONS
Tea, Coffee, Hot Chocolate,
Squash, Long life Fruit Juice
Cleaning Spray
Antibacterial Spray
Cleaning Cloths
Washing Up Liquid
Disposable Gloves
Breakfast Cereal,
Gravy Granules, Stock Cubes
Tin Foil, Olive Oil
Salt and Pepper
Tinned Custard
Tea towels
WISH LIST:
Secondhand dishwasher, microwave,
large pots 10 litres up,
roasting tins,
jugs, sieves, potato mashers,
gravy boats and serving spoons.
Volunteer with St Margaret's!
The group are still looking for volunteers to help on Sunday evenings and Monday mornings. Shifts on Sunday run from 6:30pm to 9:30pm or 7:30pm to 9:30pm. Mondays are 6am to 7.30am. If you can volunteer, please email Helen at office@stmargaretsputney.org
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November 27, 2019
