Emmaus

The Emmaus charity offers an alternative approach to homelessness.

They offer:

• A home within a supportive community environment
• The opportunity to work within a successful social enterprise
• The chance for homeless people to regain their dignity and self respect

Salford City Council's Urban Renewal Development Team has been working with Emmaus, to help them establish one of their communities in Salford, which will enable people to move on from homelessness, providing work and a home in a supportive, safe and family environment.

Emmaus charity shop

The charity has opened a shop in Salford at:

100 Seaford Road
Irwell Riverside
Salford
M6 6EP

Telephone: 0161 792 2566

Opening times: 10.00am to 4.30pm on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday

How can you help?

• They need volunteers to work in the shop and drivers too
• Come to the shop and purchase items that have been restored or made by them
• Donate items which we can resell in the shop
• Tell your friends and relatives about the shop

The shop sells good quality second hand furniture and household goods:

• Chairs
• Wardrobes
• Coffee tables
• Beds
• Sofas and three piece suites

The shop has been provided by the council on a rolling lease, with the community payback team working to refurbish the shop floor.

People who are homeless can become a resident of the Emmaus community, working full time collecting, renovating and reselling donated furniture. They will work 40 hours per week and sign off from Job Seekers Allowance. The charity is still searching for a suitable residential property for the people to live in while they work in the shop.

Emmaus communities are already set up in Bolton and Mossley, helping people from all different backgrounds, who have for one reason or another become homeless.

The Emmaus Chair is Val Burgoyne, you can email Val at councillor.vburgoyne@salford.gov.uk.

For more information on Emmaus Salford, please visit the Emmaus Salford website. For more information on Emmaus, visit Emmaus UK.

Who to contact

Name

Rob Fletcher (Urban Renewal Project Officer)

Address

Urban Renewal
Housing Futures
Sustainable Regeneration
Salford Civic Centre
Chorley Road
Swinton
M27 5BY
Map to this location

Telephone

0161 793 3791

Email

rob.fletcher@salford.gov.uk

This page was last updated on 3 November 2011