Welcome to HARP (Homeless
Action
Resource
Project)...
Providing a 24 Hour Service to the
Homeless in Southend.
Royal recognition for HARP!
Southend’s Homeless Action Resource Project
(HARP) has received The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service.
News of the prestigious honour was announced
by Her Majesty the Queen today (Friday 1st June) to coincide
with her Diamond Jubilee celebrations. Staff and volunteers
at HARP were overjoyed to learn the accolade was being
bestowed upon them especially as they were also celebrating
their 10th year of operating services in the
borough.
We believe that sleeping rough is a concern for us all and
there should be no need for it in Southend in the 21st
Century.
Are
you homeless or at risk of becoming homeless? You can
contact us by telephone on 01702 343040 or drop in at our
Day Centre, 59 Valkyrie Road,
Westcliff, Essex, SS0 8AW (open Monday - Friday 9am -
4.30pm). You don't need to make an appointment to talk to
someone about your circumstances.
Tell us about a rough sleeper.
If you are concerned about somebody sleeping
rough, call 01702 343040.
How you can
help HARP
There are many ways in which you can help HARP ranging from
becoming a volunteer, buying goods online using our link
with
Easyfundraising.co.uk or by making a donation towards
our running costs. Further details can be found by clicking
on the relevant sections in the navigation bar at the top of
this page but if you would just like to make an online
donation now, please click here: Donate online now.
Thank you.
HARP
would like
to thank everyone who took part in, helped out at the event
or sponsored runners in the
24 Hour Relay Challenge
that took
place on the weekend of 23rd/24th June.
Everyone did very well but notable performances were from
Derran Peters who completed 87.7 miles and Gil John who
completed 75 miles. Notable team performances were from
Essex Boot Camp and the Hood Group.
The event raised in the region of
£7000.
HARP’s
Accommodation and Training Centre
is an exciting new venture
coming to an area of great need. It will provide a unique
service aimed at breaking the cycle of homelessness in the
area by offering advice, support, accommodation and training
to enable people to rebuild their lives in the community.
The Building
will house two separate services. A new discreet 18 bed
hostel unit in one part and a Day Centre with medical
facilities and training rooms accessible to the Community in
the other part.
If you would like to make a donation towards our capital
appeal, please click
here:Donate Now. We
need £500,000 to open in Spring 2013.
