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The Bridge Homelessness to Hope.


What Services Are Open This Christmas?
While charities and homeless organisations work hard to keep rough sleepers safe, fed, and warm during the winter period, there are days ove
Dec 20, 2024


Our AGM - Reflecting on the year, and looking to the future.
It’s important to have meetings like this to make sure we are keeping on track with our goals, and focusing on what's important - our guests
Dec 13, 2024


Behind the Secenes of Running The Bridge
At The Bridge we’re really proud of all the services we offer, and the amount of resources and projects we currently provide...
Dec 6, 2024


Christmas at The Bridge
At The Bridge we want to make Christmas a warm and relaxed time for anyone who walks through our doors, so that no matter what they’re ...
Nov 29, 2024


Volunteering at The Bridge
We currently have about 70 active volunteers, who generously donate their time for free so that we can continue to offer people experien...
Nov 22, 2024


Domestic Abuse and Homelessness
studies show that 39% of people experiencing homelessness have experienced domestic violence, and 25% have experienced sexual abuse at so...
Nov 15, 2024


Our Christmas Prize Draw
This week we launched a Christmas Prize Draw! Thanks to some very generous donations from businesses and organisations across Leicester...
Nov 8, 2024


Training To Be Brighter and Better
This week our staff spent a morning receiving training from the Leicester City Council to teach us new and improved ways to help our ...
Nov 1, 2024


Making The Bridge your Charity of the Year
While there are many dedicated charities and services that support people experiencing homelessness within Leicester, we at The Bridge be...
Oct 25, 2024


World Homeless Day
Last week we hosted a small event in honour of World Homeless Day, which included extra options for breakfast, such as pastries and fruit...
Oct 16, 2024


Glenfield Dental Practise Open Doors to Homeless
We once again opened our doors to a dental clinic here at The Bridge in order to support our guests and provide necessary healthcare that...
Oct 11, 2024


Shoezone Joins Business Champions!
Shoezone has shown us fantastic support since 2023 such as collecting food to donate, backing our Christmas Campaign, supporting our ...
Oct 4, 2024


The Bridge Gains 2 Grants and a New Staff Role
The Bridge had the pleasure of receiving not one, but two grants that will help us continue the work we do.
Sep 27, 2024


Cooking Up Change With The Lighthouse Project
The Lighthouse Project has been offering cooking classes to anyone who is receiving mentoring, or who has received mentoring in the past
Sep 20, 2024


Free Food Services in Leicester
We wanted to share some other services across Leicester that offer free food.
Sep 13, 2024


Heidelberg Cook Up Change In The Kitchen
We're very grateful to Heidelberg Materials for their continuous support, and we hope to see Millie, Khia, and Shauna again!
Sep 6, 2024


Help Us Fund Our Wellbeing Projects!
Having somewhere to go every week and meet up with people helps to fight the loneliness often experienced by people who are homeless.
Aug 30, 2024


Hardships After Homelessness
People are still rough sleeping, just with a roof over their heads.
Aug 23, 2024


Fusion Blend Catering at The Bridge!
Last week we had the pleasure of hosting Fusion Blend Catering at The Bridge, a Leicester based catering business.
Aug 16, 2024


Our Summer Survey
Our survey found that 35% of our guests are currently rough sleeping, and 42% have been rough sleeping for one or more years.
Aug 9, 2024
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