The PFT also supports charities for the homeless with essential financial and sometimes professional project support. Over the past 5 years we have donated £1.1 million to various homeless projects across the country.

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The money will be used for their annual grocery bill (£14,564). The rest will cover the salary of the centre's Homelessness workers. This role focuses on the particular needs of the homeless and of those at high risk of becoming homeless: over the course of the year, the Homelessness worker will liase with 150 individuals.

Funding the Project Manager Salary. This role is pivotal to the efficient and effective running of the sanctuary. The project manager trains new volunteers that deal with clients, organises monthly activities, and encourages the provision of healthy food cooked by the service users.

Resident caretaker’s salary: helps with the cleaning and maintenance of the day centre and assists in the rehabilitation of the increasing number of centre users for whom offers of accommodation are found. The caretaker also oversees a house, where sick rough sleepers recover.

Due to cuts in grants received from the local council, they are only able to open 4 days a week. This is a contribution towards their annual grocery bill and the salary of their Kitchen supervisor.

Around 20% of the people that the Mission sees re-housed go into unfurnished accomodation and many of the clients enter their new accomodation without any belongings. The Mission will provide 70 Home Starter Packs, to include all the basics that a person needs(toaster, kettles, pots and pans, crockery, cutlery, etc).

CHC provide a 24/7 night shelter for rough sleepers in Brent during the cold winter months (December to April). Pret has contributed towards the salary of the project worker.

The team at Winter Comfort are expanding their WinterWillow social enterprise. The Pret donation will cover a year's salary for a full time trainee, that was formerly a service user.

Their shelter will offer refuge to vulnerable people between November and April. Dinner and Breakfast are also are also provided. Pret has contributed to the cost of groceries.

This donation will cover the cost of one of their residential volunteers for a whole year. The volunteers are an essential part of the running of the drop in centre: they serve food in the canteen, they staff the reception, they run courses and help in the allotment. They also help the service users keeping track of their medical appointments.

Once again, this year, from November and March, Emmanuel House will run a night shelter in Nottingham, where the number of the rough sleepers is on the increase. Pret's contribution will help them to get homeless people off the streets and out of the cold weather.

Pret will cover the salary of their drop in centre manager for a year. Practical services offered at the centre include the distribution of free food and drink, laundry services, free showers, clothing, a library service and free assisted phone calls. Use of the computer and recreational facilities (such as arts and crafts) are also available.

One of the many services offered is the outreach service, 5 nights a week. Last year, Off the Fence distributed almost 400 sleeping bags (and many more hats, gloves and scarves). With Pret's help they will be able to print a homeless directory with information about the services available. 20 of their volunteers will be trained in First Aid, 6 volunteers in Hygiene and Food Preparation, and three in conflict and disturbance avoidance. They will also be able to stock up on UHT milk and sugar.

This charity has been running for just over three years. Every week they take pride in the difference that the choir is making to its homeless' lives. Last year, they recorded their first album and performed 2 gigs supporting Coldplay. They rehearse every Monday in a theatre in North London and afterwards share a healthy, hot meal together, cooked on site by some of their volunteers. Pret is covering the cost of groceries for the whole year.

This is a unique charity that uses the creative arts to help transform the lives of the most disadvantaged and vulnerable people in society. In January, they will run a 12 week-course in Deptford, which will include creative writing and music. A poetry booklet and a CD will be produced with the material from the course. Pret is contributing to the cost of the course.

The money will allow the centre to provide a second session every week, with a fresh cooked hot meal given to rough sleepers, the poorly housed, and street sex workers.
Until now, the centre was able to provide hot meals on Fridays.

Equipment for the drop in centre: fridge, freezer, dishwasher and basic kitchen utensils such as cutlery, chopping boards and cereal bowls. They provide a range of high-quality support, rehabilitation and training services to people facing problems of homelessness, alcohol, drugs, poverty or social isolation. In particular the drop in centre; which offers advice and help to those who are mostly homeless or in temporary accommodation. Many are alcoholics, drug users or sex workers, and some have mental health needs.

Salary for the chef who works 20 hours a week at the Beacon Drop in centre. The charity started 20 years ago, with just one man walking the streets, giving out food and drink to the homeless. The Beacon centre provides a sanctuary, a place of peace and a refuge. It is open 5 days and 3 evenings a week. Opening in the evening is a particularly innovative approach for a drop-in facility and it is one of very few in the North West to do so.

Salary for the part time cook who will take responsibility for the organisation of the kitchen area and the supervision of the members who help cook Lunch. The cook also ensures that the food is used in the most effective yet nutritious way possible.

Support for evening staff: Surplus food from the Pret shops and other local businesses is collected and then distributed to shelters and drop in centres in Brighton and Hove. As well as driving the distribution vans they also carry out general duties in the warehouse, and help to raise funds for Fareshare. Pret has also helped with the running costs of one of the vans used in Brighton to distribute surplus food to several local charities.

Rent costs for the shelter location for 2011.

Pret support will allow the centre to be open one extra night a week. The centre is now able to support and feed an average of 100 people, five times a week.

Yearly Salary for one of the coaches. Football is still their flagship project which aims to engage young people from homeless shelters or suffering from mental health issues. The project provides health and advisory support, substance abuse support, training and educational support. A new project has also been developed using magic as a therapeutic method to help young people. They also have a Start Again Eco-friendly House: it will assist the young people in making the transition to independent living from care.

A new set of performing art workshops will be available this year for up to 250 homeless and at-risk people. Topics include circus skills, audition techniques and voice work. A creative writing project, an English Heritage project celebrating Whitechapel High St , is also included in this year's programme. The participants are also given the chance to take the first steps towards further education.

Salary for the Margins Project Advice and Services Coordinator. The Margins Project is based in the Union Chapel and provides a range of vital support services to people facing homelessness, crisis and isolation. Their services include: a Sunday Drop-In, where guests receive a hot meal and can access a range of services to meet their immediate needs such as clothing, showers and laundry facilities; an advice and resettlement service; a winter night shelter; a volunteer-run cafe; and different groups and workshops.

The Booth Centre offers advice and activities for homeless people in Manchester. They provide advice, education and training to enable homeless people to find new homes, improve their health, increase their skills and confidence and to successfully resettle in the community. The funds are for a 3 month drama project delivered in collaboration with the Royal Exchange Theatre: live theatre is seen as a powerful tool to change people lives.

Training Courses in Health and Safety, Food Hygiene, First Aid at work, Basic English for work, Vocation courses such as plumbing, heating and electricity. Oxford based charity Refugee Resource works to relieve distress, improve well-being and facilitate the integration of refugees and asylum seekers, by providing practical, social and psychological support.

Groceries: The Tab Centre is based in Shoreditch, East London on the edge of the City of London. They work with people who find themselves isolated and excluded from living a life that has meaning and purpose. One of the many services they offer is 'Tab People', a weekly session run by volunteers, offering a fresh cooked hot meal to rough sleepers, the poorly housed, and street sex workers.

Project Worker Salary: They provide food, clothes, washing facilities, education and advice to the homeless in Oxford.

Groceries: This is a community and activity centre in West London which works with vulnerable and excluded people. Members are encouraged to get involved in activities such as drama, art, mosaic making, music, poetry, and cooking lunch for up to 35 members.

Performing Arts workshop: Cardboard Citizens changes the lives of homeless and displaced people through theatre and the performing arts. The workshops act as a point of entry for participants and allow them to develop their creative skills in a relaxed and secure environment.

Homeless Football Tournament: Start Again Project (C.I.C) is a Social Enterprise that works with young people from the ages of 13-30. The project's aim is to help young people suffering with mental, social and/or behavioural issues with their personal, spiritual and social development. We seek to help these young people achieve their goals and ambition. Start Again deliver a football league for young users from supported accommodation. The league aims to engage homeless young people and those suffering mental health through football.

Annual Grocery Bill: The Gatehouse is an Oxford-based charity. They run a café that's open six days a week to provide food, shelter and company to Oxford's homeless and poorly housed population.

ESOL Course: The Ollalo project provides accommodation and training, for Eastern European migrants, who would otherwise be sleeping rough. One of the many programmes provided has centred on English language skills, a key area for employment. Pret has funded the employment of a qualified ESOL teacher for 1 year.

Funding for the 2011 Off the Shelf Tour: this project gets young homeless people involved in performance arts. They devise their own play then perform it at The Roundhouse in London.

One Pot Cooking project: this food project aims to improve nutrition, well being, food preparation skills and budgeting skills of the homeless staying in Broadway hostels.

Canteen Service Costs. This day centre offers much more than just food, but the provision of the canteen is central to the work they do. The canteen is open every weekday morning and at lunchtime, twice a week serving around 375 meals a week.

Project Manager Salary: this role is pivotal to the efficient and effective running of the sanctuary. The project manager trains new volunteers that deal with the clients, organises monthly activities, and encourages the provision of healthy food cooked by the service users.

Annual Grocery Bill: soups and healthy packed lunches are provided everyday to the most isolated, excluded and lonely people in SE London. The centre concentrates on offering comfort, respite, and advice to these people.

Annual Grocery Bill: they are able to provide 60 meals a day, 5 days a week for as little as 34p per head. Their new food budget will allow them to provide a more nutritional and balanced diet.

New beds for the shelter: for 10 months a year, they offer shelter 7 days a week for up to 20 people, in the heart of Salford.

Rent: This night shelter has recently relocated to a cosier, more compact building. It provides hot food, comfortable beds and friendship for those in need in North London.

Team Leaders Training: the funds have been given to support the Team Leaders that run the weekly music class for the deprived young people in SE London.

The 999 Club is a drop-in centre which provides hot food and drinks to those in need in the local area. It never turns anyone away and is always there for support, guidance and a friendly ear. This donation covers the cost of their cook, Julie, as well as providing all the food for the service users.

This money helps run the two vans that redistribute unsold food to all the homeless hostels and centres in Brighton.

The money donated provides beds, clothing and training for young people trying to get themselves off the streets and into employment.

Sister Lucy runs a drop-in centre for the homeless in Manchester and the money donated covers the cost of the delicious hot meals that they cook and provide every day.

Graham runs the Bristol soup run with an army of volunteers, ensuring that the 60 people who sleep rough on the streets of Bristol every night get a decent meal. The money donated ensures the smooth running of the operation.

Yearly Grocery Bill and Cook salary, their centre in Deptford houses a nursery, a community hall and it has a laundry service, comfortable sitting areas, and provides the opportunity for other agencies to assist in their work. Food and drinks are provided during the opening hours.

Suzie and her team provide an invaluable service to the young homeless of Brighton through offering a safe haven. The money donated pays for their project worker.

With this donation The Roundhouse in Camden offered a bespoke theatre, animation and performance arts course for young people with the experience of homelessness. This contact with the arts has given the young people the opportunity to develop their skills and build self-esteem, giving them the confidence to go on to pursue further projects and education or employment.

The Pret Food team partnered with Broadway, another London based charity for the homeless, and organised a programme of educational Pret food preparation workshops. These workshops were designed to teach hostel residents how to prepare nutritious food for themselves, whilst achieving a certificate in Basic Food Hygiene at the same time.

Pret provides support for the 2 vans used to collect unsold food from the Pret shops and other local business. The food is then distributed to shelters and drop in centres in Brighton and Hove.

This unique project helps EU immigrants either to find work and accommodation or get safe passage back home. The money was used to provide new IT equipment for the project.

This safe house in St Albans was provided with money to refurbish their old kitchen.

The Simon Community has been distributing food and hot drinks to the rough sleepers of London from their van for years. This donation covers the cost of insurance and petrol.

The West London Day Centre required financial support to spruce up their kitchen area.

Opening its doors every Sunday, this club offers a warm, friendly place where the homeless of Islington can meet. This donation covers the cost of all food and drink for the clients for a year.

The aim is to help young homeless people to move to stable independence. They take up to ten young homeless people, aged 18 to 24, from London's hostels and the streets into large and safe flats.

The donation to CYC ensures the continuation of a weekly DJ/music class for local teenagers.

Pret and the Glasgow City Mission have enjoyed a long relationship, beginning with our Glasgow shops donating all their unsold food to their homeless clients every night of the week. The financial support ensures that the Mission can continue offering guidance and services to the poor of Glasgow.

The Pret Property Team refurbished the kitchen at St George in the Crypt, a drop-in centre that does essential work supporting and offering advice for the long-term homeless in Leeds. Their kitchen serves 150 homeless clients wholesome hot meals every day, as they visit the centre for much needed help, advice and friendship. Following on from the kitchen refit, Pret's design team then worked on a revamp of the cafe area, making it a brighter, more user-friendly and vibrant space.

The Pret Foundation trustees are always happy to consider additional charities that work with the homeless, and are keen to find unique ways in which to help people off the streets. If you'd like to know more, or think you can help, please email nicki.fisher@pret.com.