Celebrating the reopening of No.66 & our Recovery Hub
Last Thursday’s celebrations for the reopening of 66 Nunhead Lane started at Linden Grove hostel, where we welcomed the CEOs of Crash Charity and Homeless Link, their colleagues and patrons […]
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Pop-up Café Kairos takes over as the dining-room is restored
After 14 years of constant wear, it was time to sand and re-seal the vast wooden floor of the Linden Grove dining-room. A treatment plan was agreed and […]
Dedicated to our friend John O’Sullivan
A plaque dedicating a Move-on house to the memory of Kairos Trustee and friend, John O’Sullivan was unveiled by his widow Mary in a ceremony last week […]
Marathon double act for Kairos
Two friends of Kairos have teamed up to run the 2021 virtual London Marathon for us. And we still have one place, so if you fancy a 26.2-mile run on 3 October, contact Head Office! [
The heavens opened for our first swarm
We’ve had our first swarm of the season and very exciting it was, too, reports Kairos beekeeper, Grace Madden […]
Farewell, Sean – and welcome, Mick and Danny
Linden Grove Abstinence Support Hostel said farewell to support worker Sean Higgins on Friday. New team members are Mick McCulloch and Danny Cruse […]
Light at the end of the pandemic tunnel
Kairos director Mossie Lyons looks at how we’ve come through the most testing year and what we’ve learnt about our resilience as a community, service provider and as individuals […]
Toddy: still in the Kairos flow
As Kairos turns 30, residents, staff and friends share their memories. Here, Toddy O’Donnell remembers what drew him to Kairos […]
Maudsley Charity: supporting mental health through Kairos
Mental Health Awareness Week (10-16 May) is the right moment for an update on our in-reach initiative made possible by the Maudsley Charity. Jason O’Reilly was one of the original Kairos recipients of the charity’s Community & Connection grant in 2019. He says: “As a part-time support worker on the Maudsley Charity-funded permitted work scheme, […]
Good news in Mental Health Awareness Week
This week is Mental Health Awareness Week (10-16 May) and what better way to mark it at Kairos than with the handing back of this beautiful building that soon will become home to six very vulnerable people, writes director Mossie Lyons […]