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Faith Action Executive Director Speaks at Southampton Faith Covenant Signing
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 Leaders sign covenant but what next?
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.
Faith Communities meet with Southampton City Council to sign Faith Covenant
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.
Faith Communities meet with Southampton City Council to sign Faith Covenant
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.
Southampton Charities work together to hold a Food Census
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.
Cost-of-Living Crisis: No Limits speak up for young people
Natalie Webb, CEO of No Limits - a Southampton Charity supporting Young People spoke at the Cost-of-Living summit.
‘Love Southampton’ exhibits at NHS ‘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.
Cost-of-Living Crisis: The Impact on Mental Health
Clinical Psychologist, Dr Tom Richardson provided insight into the impact that the cost-of-living crisis has on mental health.
Cost-of-Living Crisis: Holiday Activities and Food Funding
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.
Leading Researcher on Food Deserts gives Keynote at Cost of Living Summit
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’.
LOVE SOUTHAMPTON ATTEND ABOVE BAR CHURCH…
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.
St. James Road Methodist Church hosts another ‘New song Cafe’
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).
Southampton City Council to host ‘Partner Locality Events’ across the City…
Southampton City Council are hosting a series of networking events in East, West and Central localities to bring partners, colleagues and providers together to strengthen working relationships.
Say hello to Cafe Revive…
Cafe Revive is a new initiative just launched out of Colne Avenue Baptist Church in Millbrook.
Southampton summit to tackle cost-of-living crisis locally
With no apparent end in sight to the cost-of-living crisis, and energy prices due to rise even further in the Autumn, Southampton City Council and Love Southampton will be hosting a Cost-of-Living Summit in October.
OUR ANNUAL REPORT IS READY…
Our annual report is back from the printers...
This covers the work that we've done between 2020 and 2022.
Love Southampton organises Friendship Festival for Hong Kongers…
In what was the first event that Love Southampton put on under its own steam since its relaunch in early 2022, we coordinated and delivered ‘(another) Friendship Festival’ to follow on from the successful first ‘Friendship Festival’ that Paul Woodman organised at Oasis academy, back in May of this year.
Have you signed up for our monthly newsletter?
t was great to see the Love Southampton monthly newsletter printed out and on the information table at a church that we visited recently. Since coming out our of dormant state in February, Love Southampton has really tried to proactively engage with the churches in the City to support the recording and promoting of the work being done within Southampton’s communities.
New Job for ‘Clear’
CLEAR are urgently looking for a full time (job share considered!) Advice and Support Worker to provide wraparound support for people who've arrived in Southampton under the Homes for Ukraine scheme.