Today – 10 October – is World Homeless Day 2017. Charities, campaigners and community groups worldwide are asking people with homes to reach out and help their fellow citizens who – through war, natural disaster, poverty or illness – have no homes. Here at Kairos Community Trust, we have been working to alleviate the twin […]
On 16 September, 31 Kairos men and women set out for Lourdes on the annual pilgrimage with the Oblates from the Anglo-Irish Province. The Kairos group spent the week helping more than 100 assisted guests in the hospital there. “This was one of those times when words fail to describe an experience,” says Mossie Lyons. […]
It’s Week 3 of the service-user led Recovery Month in Lewisham and Kairos went along to listen to the speakers at its Dual Recovery – it’s all connected! event on Monday morning (18 Sept). Dr Mike Kelleher, addictions specialist and clinical lead for SLAM in Lambeth, gave a comprehensive overview of diagnostic difficulties in his […]
Kairos Community Trust is delighted to announce the purchase of 66 Nunhead Lane, London SE15. The old corner shop and uppers has been home to Kairos residents since 2001 and has housed our Garden Day Programme since 2011. “This is a great addition and will enable the continuing development of joint Kairos services between Nunhead […]
Lewisham is celebrating national Recovery Month this September with a packed programme of events and activities across the borough. Aimed at all those in recovery, along with recovery service professionals, the month is divided into themed weeks. Week 1 concentrates on Health, Wellbeing and Self-care; Week 2 on Safer Neighbourhood/Safer Communities; Week 3 features Dual […]
A group of 14 from Kairos joined a long weekend of workshops (20-23 July) run by the Partners in Mission, at beautiful Wistaston Hall, the Oblate’s centre in Crewe, Cheshire. Themes included Caring for the Earth, the Spirituality of Imperfection, Human Trafficking, and Celtic Spirituality.
‘I’m writing to thank you for taking me with you to Ireland. This is my first time sober and I thoroughly enjoyed myself – the sight, scenes and the history of Ireland. Thank you also for letting me visit my sister in Limerick. The trip was not only enjoyable but educative for me and I […]
Kairos Community Trust has bought a five-bedroomed house in Turle Road, Norbury, London SW16. This brings the number of Kairos sober-living, supported move-on houses to 28, most of which are in south London. More info about Kairos supported housing
Bees know nothing about bank holidays! It is June bank holiday weekend and we have a swarm at the office. Beekeeper Kenny is on holiday, Father John Kitchen wants a hive in Bickley… What do we do? Having searched all Sunday for help, to no avail, Fr John and I decide to meet next morning […]
The political fallout from the General Election was a long way from our minds on Friday (9 June), as the charcoal began to glow and the salads and sausages were marshalled for the 60 or so guests who arrived hungry at our Nunhead Lane garden, writes Tim Penrice, Garden Day Programme manager.The annual GDP summer […]