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Congratulations, Sam Chapman
Congratulations to Sam Chapman, who has been awarded her Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling by Hackney Community College. “Sam has been bringing her care, understanding and skills to the clients and staff of the Garden Day Programme in a voluntary capacity since 2012 and we’re all really delighted to share in her success,” says […]
And the raffle winners are…
Director Mossie Lyons held the ticket bag while Julie Kingsun Dale (above) and Nick Koldhar picked out the winning raffle tickets today. Lorraine Beckford won first prize (£100); Mohamed Rajpoot won the £50 meat voucher; Martin Flaherty and Denis Walsh each won a Christmas cake. Thank you to everyone who promoted and supported the annual […]
Christmas comes to Peckham Rye
“How do you get here? Well, you know Kairos at Elm Grove – I live with Kairos. Or maybe Kairos lives with me!” Originally from Kerry, Father Jack Dillon became part of Kairos’s extended south London family when he took over the parish of St James’s the Great at Peckham Rye five years ago. […]
Santa’s stopping in Nunhead Grove
One of the seasonal benefits of attending the Kairos Garden Day Programme is the wonderful display of lights put on by our neighbours in Nunhead Grove. Thank you, everyone!
What’s Polish for recovery?
Getting clean and sober in your own language is hard work, but imagine how hard it is to share in group or at a meeting in a foreign language. However, many visitors and immigrants find the determination and courage to do so. Like Kairos graduate, Krzysztof from Poland, who has gone a step further and […]
The AGM 2015: Reporting on recovery
The large dining-room at Linden Grove – once a church hall – and the balcony overlooking it were packed to overflowing on Tuesday night for this, the 24th Annual General Meeting of Kairos Community Trust. Residents past and present, staff, trustees, volunteers, our extended families and friends were welcomed by Hanora Morrin, chair of Trustees.The […]
Kairos and RAPt – working together
RAPt (the Rehabilitation for Addicted Prisoners Trust) has been working with Kairos for the past two years to support former offenders in their sobriety and integration back into the community. Here, Hattie Moyes, RAPt’s research and development manager, reviews this successful and ongoing partnership. RAPt is the leading provider of intensive, abstinence-based drug and alcohol […]
Thank you, Dulwich golfers!
Thank you everyone who took part in the Dulwich Catenians and Holy Ghost Fathers golf day and dinner earlier this month at Sundridge Park Golf Club, Bromley that raised £4,035 in aid of Kairos Community Trust.
Farewell, Frank Smith
Friends, colleagues, residents and former clients gathered at Linden Grove on Friday lunchtime to bid farewell to Frank Smith, manager of Linden Grove, who is leaving after 18 years with Kairos. “Frank has been one of Kairos’s longest serving heroes,” writes Kairos Trustee Sarah Potter. “From the earliest shoe-string chaotic days, he has been a […]
Postcard from Lourdes 2015
Twenty-seven people from Kairos (workers, residents and former residents) travelled to Lourdes last week. We went to help with the sick pilgrims of the Oblate pilgrimage from Dublin, writes Mossie Lyons. Over and above the five days of hard work, it was a most unifying, uplifting and enriching experience for the group. The sort […]