Matt’s new office at Linden Grove
Matt’s new office on the ground floor of Linden Grove has just been refurbished by Denis Walsh, our maintainence manager.
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Summer School in Ljubljana
Continuing professional development is important throughout Kairos, and this summer it took Tim Penrice from Nunhead to Slovenia. As part of the Garden Day Programme’s commitment to training, I decided to combine a few days annual leave with the five-day International Summer School for group analysts and psychotherapists. This year it was held in Ljubljana, […]
Back Under One Roof in 2018
Once again this year, Kairos director Mossie Lyons attended the annual conference of Homeless Link, the umbrella organisation for homelessness charities. Here, he reports on the event held from 2-4 July. The keynote speakers, including Polly Neate, CEO of the charity Shelter, helped the conference kick off with a reflection on the role of housing […]
John’s first bank account
Last week, Kairos resident John* opened his first-ever bank account. He’s over 50 years old. “John arrived at Kairos not just without a bank account, he’d never had one,” says his Kairos support worker. “Over the past four months, we’ve been working hard together to obtain photo ID, so John could apply for an account, […]
Kairos goes to France
Garden Day Programme counsellor Simon Eve was on the Kairos staff minibus to Upper Normandy in France for a ‘works outing’ to the Grandcourt Chateau. It was tough… As one of the 11 intrepid fellow travellers said to me after what can only be described as a fantastic work trip to Normandy recently, ‘It’s really […]
Kairos Women’s Services Review Lunch 2018
Wednesday for our annual Women’s Services Review Lunch. The glorious sunny weather turned the event into a picnic in the garden, with plates being filled from the excellent buffet set out in the director’s office, which was annexed for the afternoon. The lunch was an opportunity to meet women in other houses, compare recovery experiences […]
Smile for Kairos on Amazon
From today, Amazon shoppers can choose to support Kairos Community Trust through the Amazon Smile scheme, which donates to registered UK charities. The scheme doesn’t cost you anything: you shop and Amazon makes a donation 0.5% (1.5% until 29 June 2018) of the net price of many but not all products. Click here to find […]
Recovery on the Garden’s BBQ menu
Friday, 15 June 2018 was Kairos Garden Day Programme’s BBQ day and again there was a fine turn-out, with a guesstimate of between 70 and 90 coming to share good food, music, company in the sunshine, writes Tim Penrice, GDP manager. This annual event is now established in our calendar as a summer celebration of […]
Postcards from Wexford
Aisling Return to Ireland takes groups of Irishmen and women back home on holiday so they can reconnect with their family and roots, often after long and difficult separations. Here, two Kairos members of a recent group share their experiences. “I have just come back from a wonderful trip to Wexford in south-east Ireland. Going […]
Benchmark for the Recovery Shed
Kairos Move-on house residents taking part in the Recovery Shed project have restored three garden benches at our Linden Grove community detox hostel. They dismantled, sanded and repaired them before restaining them in colours chosen by Vincent Mahe, assistant manager of Linden Grove. Only three more and a gazebo to go… Thank you, Shedders!