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Financial Donations |
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Donations, Methods of Giving
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Businesses can help bydonating goods and materials that are perhaps no longer needed, but which
can benefit the trust, providing places on appropriate training courses for the Trust staff, and of
course sponsored activities that both raise your money and build your team. Helping Trust can generate
valuable press coverage.
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Our Objects.. Our Mission... |
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Our Objects
St Martins Housing Trust is a registered charity. Our objects are to "provide food shelter and accommodation
in the county of Norfolk for poor people having no other residence or the place to sleep...."
Our Mission
St Martins Housing Trust strives to address the needs of single homeless people. We offer emergency
accommodation, care, support and development to enable everyone achieve their full potential and a greater
level of independence.
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How it all began: |
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St Martins Housing Trust started life as the Norwich Night Shelter Project. The original Night Shelter at St
James Church on Barrack Street opened in 1972 in response to the growing problem of homelessness in Norwich.
In spite of the very basic amenities, the Night Shelter was in ever increasing demand, and within a few
years new premises were needed to cope with the swelling numbers of residents. In 1976, the shelter
relocated to St Martin at Oak a redundant church on Oak Street in Norwich.
In 2001 the Night Shelter finally closed to be replaced by Bishopbridge House, a purpose built direct access hostel
and resettlement unit.
Other services have continued to evolve into the network of today.
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Trustees
Mr Kevin Long (Chair)
Dr Jenny Blyth (Vice Chair)
Mr Kevin Curran (Treasurer)
Mr Nick Williams
His Honour Judge Paul H Downes
Mr
Donald Steward
His Honour Judge
Jeremy Richards
Mrs Cath Ward
Mrs Madeline Light
Senior Staff
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Derek Player, General Manager |
John Hales, Head of Operations |
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David Goodwin, Finance Manager |
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How you can help ? |
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There are many ways you can help us. Individual donations are always
welcome and legacy donations can be arranged too so that they support a specific project, providing a
lasting memorial. In addition for information on
volunteering please follow this link.
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St Martins House Capital Appeal |
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The Trust is pleased to announce that the Appeal for funds
to re-develop St. Martins House closed in April 2008.
Launched in 2004 the Appeal had the sole aims of preventing
the closure of the Trust’s “anchor” project in central
Norwich for single homeless people. Using the existing core
of the building a new 22-bed Care Home for the dual
diagnosis group (homeless individuals with alcohol and
mental health issues) was built. Highwater House was
officially opened in April 2008 and provides a light, bright
and warm environment for both the staff and the residents.
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