Rough sleeping in England has increased by 134% since 2010 and the current situation in Nottingham is reflective of this trend. On any given night there are over 50 people sleeping rough in Nottingham. We believe that this is 50 too many and we need to mobilize as a local community to address this issue!  We are a charity which is almost entirely funded by the community. Without adequate financial support from the community, we cannot sustain our local support at a time when it is needed most.   The Friary remains as vehemently committed to our local mission of empowering homeless adults to rebuild their lives as we were in July 1988 when it all began. But the charity has to be armed to cope with the current unprecedented demand & we need the financial resource to do this. 

Jarvis was homeless when he first came to the Friary but is now in stable accommodation. He talks of his experiences and how the Friary has helped him into recovery:  ‘My bubble burst, the whole structure and stability I had just disappeared into thin air and I found myself like the nowhere man. And I didn’t know what to do, I was sofa surfing and making bad friends. And somebody mentioned the Friary to me, and I found it, and it was like a sanctuary. Some humanity came back and it got me to a position where I’ve got a nice home now. And I’m rebuilding everything now and I can see a sort of light at the end. It was just the kindness that I thought never existed again. It’s like a helping hand and it’s given me the confidence to carry on’  See Jarvis' story in full here

The Friary needs to be able to sustain its support for local people like Jarvis but we need you to help us help them! We have set us this community appeal to invite our community to help make the difference by giving financial support to the Friary. Please give generously to ensure that we are able to work together as a community to empower people like Jarvis into recovery and independence.