We are delighted to announce the continuation of our partnership with Emmaus UK, the national organisation dedicated to eradicating homelessness.
First launched in the UK in 1991, Emmaus supports more than 850 people across 30 different communities nationwide, who have experienced homelessness.
Find your local Emmaus branch here.
It provides them with support, a home for as long as they need it and meaningful work and training in its social enterprises. With ambitious plans to provide a home to 1,100 people by 2025, Emmaus relies on the generosity of the local community.
Following our successful fundraising efforts across the business last year, which saw our people raise £100,000 for the charity, we wanted to continue supporting the important work Emmaus UK and its communities do across the country.
Recent figures released by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, show an estimated 3,893 people were sleeping on the streets in England, an increase of 824 from last year and that rough sleeping has increased in every region of England, highlighting a critical need to support organisations like Emmaus UK to support those experiencing homelessness and the challenges associated with it.
