Outreach

Trinity Church in Knebworth

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Outreach

Click on the month to see which outreach project we have chosen to support in that month.

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January / February	North Herts and Stevenage Samaritans
Samaritans (fifty years old in November 2003) offers 24-hour confidential emotional support to anyone in distress. Their vision is for a society where fewer people die by suicide because people are able to share feelings of emotional distress openly without fear of being judged. They believe that offering people the opportunity to be listened to in confidence, and accepted without prejudice, can alleviate despair and suicidal feeling. The service (in UK and Republic of Ireland) is offered by 18,300 trained volunteers and its future depends on voluntary support. To find out more about Samaritans click here. Return to top of page È
March / April	Living Room and Easter Offering
All proceeds from the Easter Offering go to the Methodist Church Fund for World Mission to support the work of 61 Methodist Churches worldwide. This enables the following to be funded: Grants for partner churches Training for mission partners, Support for long and short term mission partners The World Church in Britain programme Funding for the work of nationals in mission appointments Return to top of page È
May / June	The Living Room, Christian Aid and Church Anniversary Gift Day/
The Living Room premises are at the Glebe in Stevenage and the organisation helps young people with addiction problems. For a number of years now they have provided a day care service for adults receiving about 200 referrals each year. Thanks to a grant from the Hertfordshire Community Foundation the service can now be extended to 13 to 17 year-olds. The Living Room will help young people addicted to - or at risk of becoming addicted to - alcohol, street drugs such as cannabis and cocaine, or prescribed drugs such as sleeping pills. The scheme will also cater for eating disorders and gambling addictions and it is hoped to extend the service to prevent the young binge drinker of today becoming the alcoholic of tomorrow. Many miraculous recoveries among adults have been observed, so the Living Room are excited about this new group. Living Room hopes its success will inspire other organisations to invest in its work. We have the opportunity to help that work during November. Return to top of page È
July / August	Farm Crisis Network
FCN is a UK network of groups of volunteers drawn from the farming community and rural churches. FCN volunteers are there to ‘walk with’ and support farming people and families as they seek to resolve their problems, whatever they may be. To find out more click on this link www.farmcrisisnetwork.org.uk Return to top of page È
September / October	The Haven
Trinity has been associated with The Haven in Stevenage for several years now, a relationship that has benefited both of us. The Haven plays an important part in supporting vulnerable people in the community who do not have the privilege of a home to which they can return each evening. Right now The Haven is moving to new premises that will allow them to provide more support to the homeless, particularly daytime facilities. The extension of their ministry will, of course, cost more and we can help the on-going work through our thank-offerings in October. To find out more about The Haven click here. Return to top of page È
November / December	Action For Children
.Action for Children supports and speaks out for the most vulnerable children and young people in the UK To find out more about Action for Children click this link www.actionforchildren.org.uk Return to top of page È