This is an exciting time for volunteering at inHope as we start the journey of receiving the Investing in Volunteers (IiV) award. IiV is the quality standard for good practice in volunteer management in the UK. inHope volunteers and staff will work…
The numbers of people rough sleeping, and those who are vulnerably housed in Bristol, has significantly increased over the past decade. In 2019, at the city council’s annual count there were 98 people sleeping rough (there were 41 recorded…
This year, Val Thompson, Spring of Hope women’s shelter manager, has the privilege of sharing a reading at the Shelter Candlelit Vigil. The Shelter Candlelit Vigil is a national annual event where people join together to reflect and…
On Wednesday 2nd December, we re-opened the Wild Goose Drop-in Centre after an 8-month refurbishment. Due to Covid, we are serving our clients a meal and drink at the door for them to takeaway. We can’t wait to be…
Since the government ordered the temporary closure of night shelters because of Covid-19, Spring of Hope have continued to support women via phone, and when appropriate, socially distanced meetings. In recent weeks, the team have been assisting women who…
The week before Steve was due to retire from inHope, I caught up with him to ask him a few questions. He’s been a part of the ministry for a long time and I wanted to hear and share…
We have recently partnered with the Hope Revolution, a charitable company whose aim is to support homelessness charities across the UK. We want to make donations as easy as possible, allowing everyone to help their local charity from the…
Here’s Steve, the Wild Goose Engagement Worker. It was great to hear at our staff meeting recently, how one of their clients, who’s been living in a tent for a year, has been volunteering to hand out food to…
Supporters of inHope’s work to offer food, hope, shelter and support to homeless and vulnerable people in Bristol, can now donate via text message! It couldn’t be easier – text INHOPE to 70085. The advert below gives you more…
The planned refurbishment work of the Wild Goose drop-in centre continues, despite some challenges with obtaining materials during lockdown, progress is still being made. Here are some photos to show you some of the progress so far. We’re very…