Please help us tackle homelessness in Merton 

For the first time ever, the Homeless Drop-in run by Faith in Action Merton is running at a loss. Please help us to secure our future by making a financial donation.  Our costs are up by more than 50% in five years, whilst our donations have fallen.  Since the...

We are looking for laptops to help service users

Do you or one of your family have a laptop that you no longer use? And would like to put it to a good use?  If so, then we’d love to hear from you. How will we use your laptop?  To help users find accommodation, look for jobs, communicate home and generally...
Fundraising at Sainsbury’s Savacentre

Fundraising at Sainsbury’s Savacentre

Saturday 29th January marked the start of Homelessness Week 2012. 12 girls from Ursuline School and 2 young men from Wimbledon College kindly gave up their Saturday to join FiA volunteers at Savacentre to collect money for the drop-in. £800 was raised in all.  Those...
Cold night, warm cocoa at YMCA SLEEP EASY

Cold night, warm cocoa at YMCA SLEEP EASY

38 people braved below zero temperatures to sleep out on Saturday 28th January to raise money for FiA and the YMCA homeless programme.   The SLEEP EASY event was organized by Rebecca Montgomery, centre Manager of the YMCA.  Stephen Alambritis, Leader of the Council...