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CARING AT CHRISTMAS
IMPACT REPORT 2019
Caring in Bristol’s vision is of a city empowered to solve homelessness. Our mission is to work in imaginative and creative ways with people experiencing or at risk of homelessness, with the public, and with community partners to bring about lasting change in Bristol and beyond. This Christmas we took over the Trinity Centre and the Julian Trust Night Shelter from the 23rd of December to the 1st of January, and provided shelter, food, warmth, company, wellbeing activities, and medical support for those experiencing homelessness at an acutely difficult time of the year. Responding to the needs of our community, we opened our day services for an extra two days this year and expanded the range of medical and wellbeing services we offered. To see the full range of services, check out the stats on page 6. This year marked huge strides towards ensuring the project is as sustainable and environmentally conscious as possible; we teamed up with food charity Fareshare South West to use as much surplus food as possible to produce our delicious meals, and The Community Farm to make the most of their fantastic local fresh produce. The project also tapped into Bristol’s flourishing food scene as Josh Eggleton and some of Bristol’s best chefs and restaurants came together to produce a full restaurant-quality menu for our guests, helping to bridge the gap between what’s available for the city’s most affluent and most vulnerable at Christmas. You can read all our food stats, including Co2 saved from using surplus food, on page 5.
GUESTS
—
429 individual guests
accessed the project —
364 bed nights
in total
—
86 individuals stayed
the night
429
364
86GUESTS
STAYS
PEOPLE
85% of guests told us that
what they most valued from Caring at
Christmas was having a space to be in
that was around people.
Saved my life this Christmas. Guest
“
Filled with warmth and kindness. Guest
“
VOLUNTEERS
807VOLUNTEERS
7350HOURS
1747SHIFTS
£68355VALUE
*value of volunteer time at living wage
Fab experience, friendly team and environment. Volunteer
“
Incredible organisation, very positive experience. Volunteer
“
I’ve loved every single minute of it. Volunteer
“
COMMUNITY FARM DONATED £1700
WORTH OF FRUIT & VEG
2930
434 1600 900 1100
2500HOT MEALS
BREAKFASTS LUNCHES DINNERS DESSERTS
SANDWICHES
YEO VALLEY DONATED 300 LITRES OF MILK
65 KG OF BUTTER 30 LITRES OF CREAM
WARBUTONS DONATED 350 LOAVES OF BREAD
ESSENTIAL DONATED £550 WORTH OF FOOD
ARTHUR DAVID DONATED 1400 EGGS &
370 KG OF FOOD
SURPLUS FOOD STATS
OVER ½ TONNE DONATED
WITH A RETAIL VALUE OF OVER £1000
SAVING OVER A ¼ TONNE OF CO2
FOOD
COLLABORATED WITH Pony & Trap, Pasta Loco, Box-E, Romy Gill, Bravas, Tare, Salt & Malt, Adrian Kirikmaa, Dela, Poco Tapas, Gambas, Emmeline, Pearly King Cakes, Bartlett & Sons Butchers, Flying Fish, Caterlink, Crescent China Hire and Wogan Coffee.
Fantastic food, you’d pay top dollar for that. Guest
“
SERVICES
OVER 300 ACTIVITY & SERVICES
SESSIONS
OVER 60
MEDICAL SERVICES
SESSIONS*80
MASSAGES
80
HAIRCUTS
5
IN-PERSON
ADVICE
SERVICES*
Lots of stuff that’s not normally on offer. Guest
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Makes a massive difference. All other services are closed. Guest
“Thank you for these precious lifelines and community connections. Guest
“
WE COLLABORATED
WITH 13 LOCAL
ORGANISATIONS
*Podiatry clinic, HEP C screening, acupuncture, general health check.
*Bristol Community Help, Samaritans, Bristol City Council Housing Advisors, Somewhere Safe to Stay, Cocaine Anonymous.