Record Breakers!
We took part in a World Breaking litter pick on the River Taff organised by Keep Wales Tidy. It was part of the charity’s Spring Clean Cymru “love where you live” campaign. More than 1,300 people at 8 locations helped smash the previous record set in February by 329 people on the River Ganges, in India. […]
Screening Day at Huggard
Around 90 clients and homeless people were seen by health professionals in a massive screening day at Huggard. The programme, lead by Public Health Wales, involved testing for TB and blood borne viruses, as well as providing support for other health issues thanks also to Cavdas – Cardiff and Vale Drug and Alcohol Service, The […]
FareShare Cymru and Us
Sometimes it’s easy to forget just how powerful food can be! We serve on average 85 meals a day. Breakfast is free, drinks and lunch are subsidised (or free to anyone who can’t afford to contribute). The dishes we prepare are designed to give clients the nutrients they need to regain their health. Much of […]
International Women’s Day 2025
On International Women’s Day we spoke to Amelia, one of our Skills & Volunteering Cymru volunteers, about her volunteering and the dangers faced by homeless women. “I have unfortunately seen and heard from female clients who’ve been in physical altercations while homeless and it is heartbreaking. I cannot imagine how scary that must be, to […]
Myra’s Story
UPDATE: Thank you to everyone who attended Sunday’s performance of Myra’s Story and donated an amazing £1,580.51 to us. This Sunday, (16 February) direct from London’s West End and four smash-hit seasons at the Edinburgh Fringe, Myra’s Story, ‘a masterclass in Irish Storytelling’ arrives at New Theatre Cardiff. Attending the performance will be clients and […]
First Responders
Members of staff are trained First Responders. It means they’re qualified to provide rapid assistance before Welsh Ambulance and other health officials can get to the emergency either in or close to our centre.
Working Together
We work closely with a number of other charities and organisations involved in supporting people who are homeless. One of them is CAVDAS – Cardiff and Vale Drug and Alcohol Service and our work with them is around substance misuse, both with hostel clients and people sleeping rough. We’re also part of the Cardiff and […]
Fighting Homelessness CIC
We were delighted to recently welcome Fighting Homelessness CIC to the centre. It’s a project which supports homeless people through boxing and mixed martial arts. They’ll be holding regular sessions with us.
Christmas Menu 2024
Christmas and New Year can be difficult for a lot of people, particularly those who are sleeping rough and separated from loved ones. We work hard to make it as an enjoyable time of year as possible. That’s why we take a lot of care to serve the best Christmas Day meal we can!
St David’s Catholic College Fundraising
We are very grateful to staff and students of St David’s Catholic College in Cardiff for raising money for us over the Christmas period. It will fund equipment and tuition for our digital inclusion and wider education programme, as we look to prepare our clients with key life skills as St David’s does so successfully […]