Danish Crown is a global meat producer and supplier, specialising in pork and beef. The Danish Crown Group has recently outlined new Sustainability goals with the mission statement of ‘Feeding the World’. In the face of this global crisis, the hospitality industry is facing very perilous times. As food producers, we have a responsibility to […]
The machine that works the hardest in the Whitechapel Mission must be our Washing Machine. Every day of the year, it boils washes over 100 towels. You can imagine the over time that it does! It is no wonder then, even with the tender loving care it gets, that after 12 years it has decided […]
Working alongside @SSAFA @CardboardCitz @Providence_Row @crisis_uk “The ladder to success” event to bring together services from across the borough and sector in the hope of offering even more. The Whitechapel Mission has been serving the homeless and marginalised for over 140 years – and our daycentre services of food, clothing, showers and shelter are well known […]
Most people do get those Monday morning blues; but it’s the day our staff and volunteers look forward to most. Our advice room is open for all to access, we can help with most things that come our way, whether it be finding a bed for someone that night, helping with the changes in the benefit […]
@LushLtd @truebritlondon and @RitualCosmetics supporting our “New Year, New You” Day. Of course it is always about trying to find more appropriate, affordable housing, support structures and advice and advocacy for the people on the streets and those insecurely housed. But, there is far more to our work than just a hot meal or a shower. […]
The Whitechapel Mission have been helping Londoners to help the homeless since 1876, meeting the specific needs of each man and woman who walks through our doors. First, we help the homeless by meeting immediate needs: food, shelter, clothing, and medical care. In our recovery programs, we address deeper needs for life-skills and job skills […]
Wow! What a fabulous day we had on the last Ladies Day of the year. A day packed with entertainment and food, finishing with a special visit from Mrs Claus herself. Tracy and her team from BNYMellon were the volunteers of the week, we also invited Credit Suisse and Lloyds of London to come and […]
We have had one of the most productive Ladies Day ever with the help of Volunteers from Credit Suisse and our special friends at Benfleet. This special activity was organised to raise money for the Macmillan Charity. The staff and regular helpers produced homemade cakes to sell to our ladies and involved them in decorating cupcakes for […]
Welcome to Stewart, a salon owner in Essex, who has organised “Haircuts4 Homeless”. He encourages stylists to come together in order to visit various centres for people with no homes to make them feel good about themselves; to boost the confidence to be able to move forward. Stewart got in touch to ask if we […]
What a fantastic day we were treated to by the ladies of Credit Suisse and Cobella Hair salon today. Nathalie at Credit Suisse organised a French Themed day, albeit we took a little bit of a banter from our ladies as it is St Georges Day tomorrow; but that soon abated as Caesar, the chef […]
On 25 February 2016, the Department for Communities and Local Government released the autumn 2015 figures for rough sleeping. These statistics provide a snapshot figure of the number of people every local authority estimates or counts to be sleeping rough on any one night. The following analysis provides a breakdown of increases when compared with previous […]
We are looking for two volunteer teams for the Bank Holiday Mondays in May. 2nd May and 30th May. Are you able help? It is a 5:45am start! More details can be found on our website A breakfast challenge needs to be a team of people of no less than 5 people and no more […]
A Happy Easter to all. A big thank-you has to go to Matt from Dentons who came along with his family to help serve our guests of Whitechapel Mission on a special Easter Day. Even though the clocks sprang forward one hour, so they lost an hours sleep; he, his wife Becca with teenagers Luke, […]
What a Breakfast Challenge we had today! – Team leader Mia, from @Clifford Chance was kept on her toes throughout the morning. The difference was in the volunteer numbers. We would normally ask for 8 people to volunteer to do the breakfast challenge; they arrive at 5:45am and see the whole shift through to the […]
A great Breakfast Challenge completed with @royalmail and @dentons thanks to our budding chefs!
Clothing prepared for tomorrows showers by @royalmail and @dentons
A fabulous productive day here at the Whitechapel Mission today. BNY Mellon volunteers did a sterling job, Rob and his team keeping up, serving breakfast on a very busy morning. Victoria states she will be dreaming about eggs tonight after she must have fried over 300 eggs. (She lost count after that). Tracy and her team came […]
The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson MP is urging more people to get tested for TB as part of his campaign to raise awareness of the disease, which is more prevalent in London than any other capital in Western Europe. Today his TB ambassador, award-winning actress Emma Thompson and her son Tindy Agaba visited a […]
As the shower refurbishment is now complete, we start on the restrooms. Funding for these works is now secured and work begins on Monday morning The toilet facilities are an important part of our service provision, and not only as a normal facility. For those sleeping rough the use of a bathroom offers the dignity and privacy, […]
Men’s showers are available Monday to Friday from 7:30am until 9:30am, with an opportunity to choose replacement clothing after taking a shower. We always ensure a sufficient amount of clothing in an attempt to allow individuals to pick and choose the clothing they would like to wear. We take for granted the choice we have […]