Kairos support worker Vincent Mahe with the new multigym at Linden Grove. Regaining physical health is part of the journey to recovery for many people who come to Kairos. The gym room at our community detox hostel at Linden Grove is popular with residents doing gentle cardio-vascular exercise as well as those returning to more […]
There was a great turn-out on Tuesday for the first Garden Day Programme Open Day/Reunion scheduled to coincide with Alcoholics Anonymous’ Founders’ Day on 10 June, writes GDP manager Tim Penrice. Former clients, friends of Kairos and care professionals from Westminster, Greenwich, Lewisham, Southwark and Croydon were among more than 50 people who came to […]
Kairos Community Trust congratulates CRASH – the construction and property industry’s charity for the homeless – on winning the Prime Minister’s Big Society Award last week. Big Society Awards recognise and celebrate those doing exceptional work in their community, going above and beyond to make things better for others. Announcing the award, Prime Minister David […]
People arrive at Kairos from all walks of life. Since 2008, a total of 79 ex-servicemen have been admitted to our Linden Grove community detox hostel, referred by the armed forces charity Veterans Aid. In this time, we have come to work closely with VA to find the best pathways to recovery for our shared […]
Some 30 members of staff and volunteers from across Kairos have successfully completed training recently in Equality and Diversity and in the Safeguarding of Vulnerable Adults (SOVA). This reflects Kairos Community Trust’s commitment to meeting industry standards and supporting the continuing professional development of Kairos personnel.
After 15 years working for the Holy Ghost Fathers who were based at the Kairos move-on house at Limesdale Gardens in Burnt Oak, Eileen McLaughlin has retired, reports Matt Dear. I started to work at Limesdale Gardens as a Kairos support worker in September 2008 and soon built up a great relationship with Eileen who […]
The death of David Elliott, who played an important role in the start the Garden Day Programme, was very sad news indeed last week, writes Tim Penrice, GDP manager. We first met him at Linden Grove in December 2010 when we were discussing with Mossie how a Kairos day programme could be set up. David […]
Kairos welcomes Martin Flaherty and Keith Muir to the staff at Bethwin Road, our 16-bed residential treatment centre. They are taking on the household responsibilities of “quartermasters and night watchmen”, with after-hours support from volunteer George Watson.
Kairos residents joined a team from the Young Vic theatre at Linden Grove last Tuesday for an energetic and enjoyable taster session for this summer’s community theatre production which will culminate in a performance at the Young Vic in July. Part of the theatre’s Two Boroughs community project centred in Lambeth and Southwark, the show […]
The spring inspection of Kairos beehives has revealed that only three hives have survived the winter. However, the good news is that this morning at least one hive in Streatham has an active queen. It is only when she is laying eggs that the worker bees go out to forage, returning to the hive with […]