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 Upper Room (St. Saviour's with St. Mary's)
UR4Meals serves over 20,000 meals p.a. to 500 vulnerable people and averages 60 per session. It provides free clothing and bedding, voluntary work and onward referrals.

UR4Jobs delivers a multilingual specialist employment support service for Central & Eastern European migrant workers and helps over 300 people p.a. Open 2 afternoons a week, 30-40 people attend each session. In 3 years 1,104 beneficiaries have been assessed and 340 job placements found. It is the only agency in London providing free support to Romanian and Bulgarian nationals. In June 2009 we co-launched the Central and Eastern European Forum, to share information and best practice amongst agencies, NGO's and interested parties working with CEE Nationals. The Forum meets quarterly across London.

UR4Driving is a new venture ion collaboration with the Probation Services and a Community Transport Project to teach 20 ex-offenders p.a. to drive in return for voluntary work in the UR4Meals Foodbank. Candidates are referred by London Probation Services, Feltham, Streetlytes, Westminster Drug Project, Penrose Housing (Narcom Housing Association), SMV Housing, Harlesden Housing, HMYOI Feltham, West London Magistrates Court, Prisoners Abroad and UR4Meals. They can also attend UR4Jobs for job preparation training (CV, IT skills, interview techniques and job search) and use their driving licences as an additional qualification in order to find work.


registered charity number 2567517

  



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