While practical support is at our core, providing washing facilities, laundry, hot meals, toiletries, and more, we also provide access to onsite local #health and #support services, delivered by our partners.
Find out more about what we do here:
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shrewsburyark.co.uk/what-we-do

Introducing some of our partners who help support our clients...
Kirsty & Caroline are both Oral Health Improvement Practitioners with the Healthy Smile Team & have been coming regularly to give oral health advice and support.
#Healthysmileteam #homeless #charity #shrewsbury

If you have seen Geoffrey, please call 999.
If you have any other information which might help find him then please call Shropshire Cops on 01743 264807.
We hope his is found safe and well soon.

A special thank you this week!

Frankie saw someone experiencing rough sleeping and gave him her birthday money. Then for lent she did jobs for friends and family and saved £114 to buy all of this food for The Ark

You are an amazing person Frankie and we can’t thank you enough

Proud to support this!

Really educational conference and always good to increase networking for best practice across our sector #homelesslink #Roughsleeping

Its Debt Awareness Week

At The Ark we know that getting into debt is a major factor in the reason people become homeless.

At The Ark we work with teams such as RESET, DWP, Citizen’s Advice and Shropshire Council to help people get back on their feet.

#debtawarenessweek

Thank You Asda for your generous cost of living donation this will be spent on our gas and electric bills!

Asda Foundation

Please read our new blog on being a woman and homeless.

#InternationalWomansDay

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Happy international women’s day!

#InternationalWomensDay

Severe Weather Emergency Protocol will activated for Sunday 3rd March.Please can services communicate with all rough sleepers who may wish to access this provision. Arrival at 70 Castle Foregate will be between 10pm-11pm on Sunday, with packing up for an 8am close.

Its always lovely to meet up with our supporters! Today it was The Shrewsbury Coffeehouse and Oxfam Books Shrewsbury 😀😀

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Thanks to Let's Sign we have this finger spelling poster we give to people at our events. Our aim is to reach as many people while being inclusive
Safe Places Shrops Please share this with your followers. Thank you. Ann Howells Ruby Hartshorn
Hannah

Every day things for some people are huge #achievements for others...
Despite finding reading and writing challenging, our team worked with Dave to help him set up is own email address.
This will open doors for better #communication and support from various services.
#homeless

📢Our new research highlights that #HousingFirst is far more than a rough sleeping solution.

Its positive impacts on people experiencing complex needs include reducing offending behaviour and substance use and improving quality of life.⬇️

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