FIA Sleep-out a huge success

FIA Sleep-out a huge success

June 2011 – the sponsored sleep-out in aid of FIA was held on Saturday 25th June. FIA is most grateful to Holy Trinity Church Wimbledon for allowing its grounds to be used for this purpose. The atmosphere was terrific and those sleeping out were treated to...

Over 200 people attend our Quiz Nite

Over 200 people attended our quiz night at the Sacred Heart Upper Hall on 15th October, raising £2,500 for the Merton homeless drop-in.   Volunteer cooks Spike and Mike,  from the drop-in, cooked an amazing meal for everyone .  Great fun, and lot’s of...

Jesuit Fund for Social Justice supports FIA

July 2011 – For the second year running, the Jesuit Fund for Social Justice has kindly awarded £2000 to FIA for its IT project. This funding enables FIA to employ a sessional IT Tutor to assist and support service-users to develop IT skills such as email, CV...

A10 Worker appointment

May 2011 – using funding available from Merton Council, a Polish-speaking worker, Maria, has been appointed for 6 hours per week. Her role is to support those Eastern European service-users who find themselves stranded in this country without work or home. The...