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Dramatic adventures with the Young Vic
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 […]
Bee prepared for spring
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 […]
Kairos women’s lunch meeting
Kairos is currently reviewing women’s services and invites Kairos women past and present, clients and staff, to come and exchange experiences and ideas in a friendly, informal atmosphere over lunch. When: Wednesday, 2 April 2014 Time: 12.30pm – Buffet lunch / 1.15pm – 3pm Meeting Where: 235 Valley Road, London SW16 2AF RSVP via your […]
Signing up to recovery
Our congratulations to Chris J on his new job with the Street Buddies outreach project in London and on his new flat. A Kairos “graduate”, Chris looks back here on his path to recovery. “November 23, 2010 is a date I won’t forget. It was the day I arrived at Kairos Linden Grove. I’d just […]
Kairos on stage with the Young Vic
The Young Vic theatre company is working with groups and individuals from Lambeth and Southwark to create a community show that will be performed at the Young Vic in July. The show will be directed by Matthew Xia and will take inspiration from The Valley of Astonishment, a fantastical production opening in June that explores […]
Moving on: supported housing in 2014
“Our aim for 2014 is to continue to offer positive alternatives to substance misuse and anti-social behaviour through the move-on service,” says Nick Messikh, manager of the Move-on team. “We will continue to create safe and inclusive communities by building a culture of respect and providing quality access to our move-on accommodation for our clients.” […]
The AGM 2013: a year in the life of Kairos
Trustee Sarah Potter opens the meeting Dr Clare Gerada, our new patron Fr John Kitchen presents Michael Brown with the Outstanding Service award There was a great turn-out for Kairos Community Trust’s 22nd Annual General Meeting, held on 26 November at Linden Grove. Residents and staff – past and present – trustees, benefactors, friends and […]
Welcome to Dr Clare Gerada, our new patron
We are proud to welcome Dr Clare Gerada as our new patron tonight at our Annual General Meeting. As a south London GP, she has dedicated the past 25 years to caring for patients with mental health, addiction, substance misuse and homelessness problems. “I am honoured to be Patron of Kairos. It means a lot […]
A new Move-On house for Kairos
Kairos Community Trust is happy to announce that we have purchased a new six-bedroom Move-On house in Lewisham, south London. It will take the place of a rented property as part of our continuing consolidation. The number of Kairos supported houses offering post-rehab, abstinence-based accommodation remains constant at 28, providing a total of 170 beds. […]
Postcard from Lourdes
Mossie Lyons and 24 staff and residents last month joined the annual Oblate Anglo-Irish Pilgrimage, which takes more than one hundred sick guests to Lourdes for a week.Mikila sent us this postcard …”How to express in words the indescribably precious place that is Lourdes? The beauty and magnificence of the Lourdes sanctuary and the wonder […]