The first extract from Ed's new book 'A house built on love' - coming soon! Read more
We love it when we hear stories from our Hope into Action network. Just days into 2020 and we have five stories of hope and encouragement to share with you from our work across the country. Read more
St John’s Church in Rowland’s Castle is working in partnership with Hampshire County Council, Havant Borough Council, the Rural Refugee Network and Hope into Action to support a family of refugees. Here, Terry Monahan describes the tremendous impact this has had on the church: Read more
Image Credit: The News, Portsmouth. Churches don’t need to boast congregations of thousands to make a massive difference in their local area, especially when God’s love is at the heart of what they’re doing. The rate of growth experienced by Hope into Action – Portsmouth shows what can be achieved when people work together towards a shared vision, as Minister of North End Baptist Church (and Chair of Hope into Action – Portsmouth), Tracey Ansell, explains: Read more
How churches and tenants have been sharing mutual support Read more
In his book, A house built on love, Ed Walker relives the highs and lows of opening the first house for ex-offenders. Our partner churches will empathise with the process of getting a house up and running! Read more
Our work at Hope into Action is often hard-hitting. In this extract from his book, A House built on Love, Ed Walker reflects on how we need to be prepared for a complicated mix of feelings when we meet those who have suffered trauma. Not only theirs but our own too. Some you may not want to admit. Read more
Jon Kuhrt came as a guest speaker to last year’s conference and shared his thoughts about the day. We are very grateful to him for coming and sharing his knowledge with our attendees. Read more
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Louise’s childhood was incredibly troubled; she never knew her father and experienced terrible abuse while in foster care. At 9 years old, her mum died. All this trauma became too much to bear and by her teens Louise was using Class A drugs to escape. Read more
Since opening its first home in partnership with Hope into Action in June 2017, The Selig (Suffolk) Trust has opened two new homes in the area, supporting people to get their lives back on track when things have gone wrong. Julia Hancock, Charity Manager at The Selig (Suffolk) Trust, beams with pride as she reflects on the dramatic transformation achieved by Mark, who became a tenant just over a year ago: Read more
The ‘Churches in Bicester Refugee Support Group’ was inspired by this challenge to prepare the local community to welcome refugees and help Cherwell District Council to house and support them under the Syrian Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Scheme (SVPRS). Steven Rand, of Orchard Baptist Church, explains how. Read more
Life wasn’t going well at all for Levi; after being evicted from supported accommodation he became homeless, only avoiding sleeping rough through the generosity of one of his friends. After a couple of months, Levi moved into a Hope into Action house in Norwich... read about the progress he has made. Read more
Melita Day-Lewis, writing for the Salvationist, discovers how Hope into Action works with Peterborough Citadel Salvation Army to provide homes for vulnerable people. Read more