I'm interested to know why Gillingham Street Angels, with all their buildings aren't offering one of those to give out food in. With the big buildings they have, one of which is in Gillingham itself, it wouldn't be too much to move the stuff being sold in that building to another to sell and making that a permanent fixture for people to collect food from. People could wait inside too, specifically in the winter months - they are doing some good work, but are starting to be seen by residents as more of a business than a charity because they have charity shops popping up all over Medway and not much is advertised of their other work other than the 5 daily food bank. Where that is based is also near a school and could cause disruptions.
Red Routes is an interesting one regarding their shops in Rochester and I said the other day, be interesting to know how they got the figures from that but also be interesting to know whether they have asked, listened and spoken to Medway residents about how they are being perceived.
I've received help from GSA and others in the past when I've been struggling however as time goes on, you can see the work others are doing and achieving to get rid of poverty and Homelessness in Medway - One Big Family providing shelters and now supported accommodation as well as their weekly soup kitchen, Medway Street Angels offering drug services and working with Medway Council as well as their soup kitchens, Time For The Homeless doing their soup kitchens and raising awareness, Caring Hands still providing meals 5 days a week but working with Medway Council to provide supported accommodation - these are all charities that have grown and none have charity shops - not saying charity shops are a bad idea at all but the scale of the operation for them has people questioning whether this organisation may have lost it's way a bit.
Very good read, thanks and just to point out the Gillingham Halifax is staying open until the refit in Chatham branch is finished, well I hope so, because that's what they told me
I'm interested to know why Gillingham Street Angels, with all their buildings aren't offering one of those to give out food in. With the big buildings they have, one of which is in Gillingham itself, it wouldn't be too much to move the stuff being sold in that building to another to sell and making that a permanent fixture for people to collect food from. People could wait inside too, specifically in the winter months - they are doing some good work, but are starting to be seen by residents as more of a business than a charity because they have charity shops popping up all over Medway and not much is advertised of their other work other than the 5 daily food bank. Where that is based is also near a school and could cause disruptions.
Red Routes is an interesting one regarding their shops in Rochester and I said the other day, be interesting to know how they got the figures from that but also be interesting to know whether they have asked, listened and spoken to Medway residents about how they are being perceived.
I've received help from GSA and others in the past when I've been struggling however as time goes on, you can see the work others are doing and achieving to get rid of poverty and Homelessness in Medway - One Big Family providing shelters and now supported accommodation as well as their weekly soup kitchen, Medway Street Angels offering drug services and working with Medway Council as well as their soup kitchens, Time For The Homeless doing their soup kitchens and raising awareness, Caring Hands still providing meals 5 days a week but working with Medway Council to provide supported accommodation - these are all charities that have grown and none have charity shops - not saying charity shops are a bad idea at all but the scale of the operation for them has people questioning whether this organisation may have lost it's way a bit.
Very good read, thanks and just to point out the Gillingham Halifax is staying open until the refit in Chatham branch is finished, well I hope so, because that's what they told me
Whoops, my mistake. Not sure why they are directing people to Gravesend then!