How You Can Help

Doorway relies on volunteers, donations and the Friends of Doorway to ensure that we continue to provide a drop-in centre for homeless adults at The Salvation Army Hall, Chippenham.

Without this support we have no future...

Like so many other charities we have no guaranteed sustainable funding.

Since the end of the pilot project we have lived ‘from hand to mouth’ – we have received over 30 rejections from possible funders and have survived because of an underspend at the end of the pilot project, one-off grants and the generosity of individuals and churches .

Everything depends on achieving sustainable funding. There’s no future without it and we are a long way from achieving it. At the moment we have no guaranteed funding from the end of June 2008.

You can help by:-

› Volunteering

› Joining the Friends of Doorway

› Donating food, clothing or money

› Recycling mobile phones & printer cartridges

› Using everyclick.com as your internet search engine

› eBay for Doorway - sell on ebay and donate a percentage to Doorway through MissionFish

Doorway is holding an recruitment morning on Tuesday 4th March 2008 9.00am to 1.00pm for anyone interested in volunteering for the project.

There will be talks about what we do and the chance to ask questions before making any commitment to the project.

The energy and skills that our volunteers bring to the project are crucial to our success, helping people move on in their lives and we need the following to join our friendly team:-

Befrienders who will sit and share a meal with guests, providing an opportunity for them to talk or join in activities. They also help guests to make phone calls and contact other specialist agencies for help and support.

Catering Assistants who are prepared to do a variety of tasks such as preparing and serving food, washing up, cleaning kitchen equipment and ensuring the smooth running of the kitchen.

Cooks who help plan, prepare and cook meals (breakfasts on Mondays and 2-course lunches on Thursdays) for an average of 40 to 50 people.

General Helpers who are prepared to do a variety of tasks i.e. making tea/coffee for guests, carrying out laundry duties, sorting clothing and food parcels for guests, and general tidying up after the sessions.

Volunteers receive full training and support and we reimburse all expenses, such as travel to the centre and car parking. Free meals are also provided.

For many of our volunteers, most important is the chance to work with friendly, like-minded people who are making a real difference in the lives of some of our local community’s most disadvantaged people.

To book a place at our recruitment session, and to receive a volunteer information pack please phone 01249 445385 or email info@doorwayproject.org.uk

Thank you for supporting Doorway