My story

The Cathedral Archer Project (CAP) is a day centre that helps people who are homeless. 

Homelessness can include sleeping rough, occasional hostel spaces, camping on friends’ floors and sofas, and squatting.

A place of safety and warmth

The CAP is a place of safety and warmth, where homeless and vulnerable people will be welcomed and supported.  Service users include alcohol and substance abusers, street workers, people with learning difficulties and disabilities, refugees and failed asylum seekers from a variety of backgrounds and ages.  They have free access to the facilities and are supported by a team of dedicated project workers who assess all service users and signpost them to relevant services for housing and accommodation, benefits advice, and anything else they may require.

Opportunities

The CAP works with service users on an individual basis to encourage their self-esteem and motivation to help them take their first steps to stability.  There are opportunities to take part in occupational activities and to work towards volunteer roles taking some simple responsibilities within the project with the aims of working towards stability, employability and moving on.

Support

Our service users often present themselves at the project with multi-level needs.  The CAP aims to deal with urgent, immediate needs and then through an assessment process, ascertain how the service user can be supported further, by whom, and what level of support will be carried out by our own project workers.

The aims for each individual are to move them on to the next step from where they first arrived.  The process involves building relationships of trust, making people feel welcomed and cared for and signposting to the most appropriate services.

As service users engage with project workers, many are taken through tried and tested measurement and goal setting systems designed for this client group.  This ultimately moves them forward into accommodation and employment.

 

My charity

Cathedral Archer Project

Cathedral Archer Project

Charity Registration No. 1064818

The Cathedral Archer Project is a safe, warm and welcoming place for the homeless and vulnerable in Sheffield. We support them to increase their self-esteem and take steps to change their lives.

Donations 199

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Best wishes for this worthwhile project.

Donation by Anonymous on 26/12/12

£100.00

+ £25.00 Gift Aid

Donation by Anonymous on 25/12/12

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

Donation by Anonymous on 24/12/12

£5.00

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Donation made instead of sending Christmas cards to people I could send an email to instead.

Donation by Julia Thompson on 24/12/12

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In lieu of Christmas gift to family member.

Donation by D Graham on 24/12/12

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Donated to Just Giving instead of giving presents to Kath and family and Lynda and family

Donation by Ann McGing on 21/12/12

Donation by Muriel Eddowes on 20/12/12

£100.00

+ £25.00 Gift Aid

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A bit more for you from our "donate instead of sending cards" office collection

Donation by Anonymous on 20/12/12

£3.12

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Donation by Andrew on 20/12/12

£250.00

+ £62.50 Gift Aid

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I found out about your work because of Josh's blog: http://challengesofbeing.wordpress.com/this-text-is-red/being-homeles/day-2-caught-by-the-net/

Donation by Rowenna Davis on 20/12/12

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

Donation by Teresa Pursall on 20/12/12

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

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Hi We've collected money and written on a Christmas wall rather than send cards in our office this year. Keep up the good work

Donation by Anonymous on 19/12/12

£55.00

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You are all doing a wonderful job. Merry Christmas and all the best for 2013.

Donation by Louise Botterill on 19/12/12

£25.00

+ £6.25 Gift Aid

Donation by Anonymous on 19/12/12

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

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You're doing a wonderful thing. I hope you go from strength to strength.

Donation by Alexander Heaven on 19/12/12

£15.00

+ £3.75 Gift Aid

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Certainly more meaningful than writng Christmas cards to work colleagues. Thank you for the work you do. Happy Christmas

Donation by Alistair Tait on 18/12/12

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

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I hope you all have a very happy Christmas at the Archer project. God bless you all.

Donation by Karen Bailey-Smith on 18/12/12

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

Donation by Jayne Stacey on 18/12/12

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

Donation by Jane Doyle on 17/12/12

£50.00

+ £12.50 Gift Aid

Donation by Sheila Brook on 17/12/12

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

Donation by Heather Harrison on 17/12/12

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

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Hope this helps a great cause, keep up the good work.

Donation by Robert & Debbie Farley on 16/12/12

£100.00

+ £25.00 Gift Aid

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In memory of Andrew

Donation by Mum on 16/12/12

£100.00

+ £25.00 Gift Aid

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Hi, I hope this helps in a small way.

Donation by Graham Millward on 13/12/12

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

Donation by Paul Shackerley on 12/12/12

£30.00

+ £7.50 Gift Aid

Donation summary

  • * Online donations£13,580.52
  • Offline donations£10,000.00
  • Text donations£22.00
  • Total raised£23,602.52
  • Gift Aid£2,913.64

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