A WINTER BED SCHEME for people sleeping rough in Southampton has come to an end today, Friday 24 February.

The October cost-of-living summit, organised by Love Southampton and funded by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities drew together over 200 people in a hybrid meeting,…

Love Southampton will host a forum this month marking its 10-year anniversary. The forum will be held at Central Hall, where the partnership was first launched in January 2013.

Charities, Cafés, and community groups across Southampton participated in the first ever food aid census of all the food given out through food banks, soup runs, and community pantries. The purpose was to measure how many meals are served on a regular basis for a report being prepared by the Food Aid Network.

According to statistics published by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government in 2019, over 45% of Southampton’s population lived in neighbourhoods within the 30% most deprived nationally (around 117,000 people).

The Southampton city mission Foodbank was pleased to welcome leader of the council Satvir Kaur recently

Faith Action CEO, Daniel Singleton was amongst the speakers at the signing of The Southampton Council of Faiths and Southampton City Council signed the ‘All Parliamentary Group on Faith Society’s (APPG)’ ‘Faith Covenant’.

Faith Community Leaders from across Southampton joined with Southampton City Council in signing The Southampton Council of Faiths and Southampton City on 30 November 2022.

The signing of the Faith Covenant took place at the Lord Mayor’s Parlour today by leaders from Faith Communities and Southampton City Council. The covenant was first signed over five years ago, on 2 July 2017.  

The signing of the Faith Covenant took place at the Lord Mayor’s Parlour on 30th November 2022 by leaders from Faith Communities and Southampton City Council.

Following the cost-of-living summit, Southampton charities have set a date to capture a fuller picture of the food being distributed across the city to people in need.

Natalie Webb, CEO of No Limits - a Southampton Charity supporting Young People spoke at the Cost-of-Living summit.

We were very grateful to be invited along to the Solent NHS Trust 'Cost of Living' SUMMIT at Highpoint Venue to share information about our work to the Health and Care employers in Hampshire, and on the IOW.

Clinical Psychologist, Dr Tom Richardson provided insight into the impact that the cost-of-living crisis has on mental health.

Mary D’Arcy, from Southampton City Council, stressed the importance of the Holiday, Activity and Food Programme (HAF) in supporting children and young people over the school holidays.

Dr Dianna Smith gave the keynote speech at the Southampton Cost of Living Summit. She has recently published a book with Claire Thompson: ‘Food Deserts and Food Insecurity in the UK’.

Our Independent Chair (Prof. Keith Brown) attended the evening service at Above Bar Church this last Sunday to give a quick talk about the work that Love Southampton is doing in the local area and our vision and goals for the future.

Taking place 6 times a year, ‘New Song Cafe’ welcomes everyone into St. James Road Methodist on a Sunday evening to worship with a live band, eat and drink refreshments, and take part in a time of reflection (speaker, video, or prayer).