Charity (no. 1047354)
Emmaus Dover
"Providing a home, work and a future for men and women who were previously homeless."
Who We Help, Why We Help & the Difference It Makes
Emmaus is a homelessness charity providing more than just a bed for the night to people who have experienced homelessness and social exclusion.
It is not about giving hand-outs, it’s about providing people with the tools to help themselves.
For the many people who have been stuck in a cycle of homelessness, Emmaus provides the space and support they need to take stock of their lives and make positive changes for the future.
We provide a home for as long as someone needs it and meaningful work in our social enterprise. Living in a stable environment with the opportunity to work helps our companions, as residents are known, to regain lost self-esteem and the confidence to get back on their feet.
Our Services Are
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We want to provide the opportunity for homeless and other socially disadvantaged people to regain control of their lives by living and working alongside others in a supportive communal environment.
Our success depends on creating and maintaining a stable community and therefore before anyone is accepted detailed assessments of need and risk are undertaken. We will take applicants who present complex problems provided the community as a whole is able to support them.
Like any flourishing community, Emmaus is most successful when everyone makes a contribution. For us, that means working together in the social enterprise, to generate funds needed to support the community and the companions that call it home.
In return, companions are expected to work 40 hours per week, or as much as they are able, in the charity's social enterprise. They are required to sign off all benefits with the exception of housing benefit, which is claimed to help support the community. The ultimate goal is for each community to become self-sufficient, supporting itself with the revenue it generates through its businesses.
The community is fully committed to an equal opportunities policy and will not discriminate on the grounds of gender, marital status, age, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, political opinion, disability, sexual orientation or past criminal convictions, except as stated in our criteria, unless it can be shown to be justified.
Are you homeless or sleeping rough?
If you are interested in joining our community, please get in touch.
Please be aware that we usually have a waiting list, and it might be some weeks before a vacancy arises, so we are rarely able to offer someone a room within days.
We take referrals from homelessness agencies, probation services, healthcare professionals - anyone who cares enough to want to help someone improve their life. We are always happy to send out referral packs, show you around or talk on the phone.
For further information, please contact us [email protected]
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Opportunities at Emmaus Dover
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Donate Goods to Emmaus Dover
We rely on your continued support and kind donations to keep us going and always do our utmost to sell, recycle or otherwise get an income from everything you give us. Find out more here
Use our Services
You can also support us by buying items from our other services such as gardening, restoration& upholstery
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Our impact
For every £1 spent with Emmaus there is an £11 social, economic and environmental return on investment.
Your local shops
Emmaus Dover has three charity shops in Kent. Please see here for more details
Our services
As well as our shops, we also offer a range of services to our customers including Gardening and Restoration & Upholstery
Our eBay shop
Our eBay shop is an online treasure trove of special items which have been donated to us. We save some of our favourite things, and instead of putting them them out in our shops, we make sure everyone can have a chance to buy them, by adding them to eBay.
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