Memorial service for Richard Rackett

The Salvation Army and Faith In Action will be hosting a memorial service for Richard Rackett. Richard was known and valued for many years by staff, volunteers, and those who used the services of both the Merton Faith in Action Homeless Drop-In and the Winter Night...

New Trustees needed

Do you have experience in finance, communications, fundraising, human resources, or the law? Would you like to be part of a team providing life-changing support, information and assistance for local people who are homeless or vulnerably housed? For many of the people...
December newsletter 2017

December newsletter 2017

The needs of the Merton homeless and vulnerably housed are as great as ever. About 65 people attend each Drop-In session, and about half of these are sleeping rough (fewer while the Winter Night Shelters are operating). The Homeless Drop-In continues to provide for...

AGM & Open Evening 30 October

AGM Monday 30 October, 5pm The Annual General Meeting of the Faith in Action Merton Homelessness Project will take place on Monday 30 October at 5pm in the Salvation Army Citadel, 109 Kingston Road SW19 1LT. This is immediately before the Open Evening. All welcome....
Our support for the homeless

Our support for the homeless

New service user leafletThere is a new service user leaflet with information on what we offer to the homeless. >>Download the leaflet FiA-service-user-leaflet. Helping a homeless person Download a leaflet giving basic information about help for the homeless in...
FiA fundraising by Khanage restaurant

FiA fundraising by Khanage restaurant

Three Peaks Challenge Anwar and Sonia of Khanage curry restaurant on Wimbledon Broadway are fundraising for Faith in Action. At the end of September they are taking part in the Three Peaks Challenge – climbing Snowdon (Wales), Ben Nevis (Scotland) and Scafell...

Job advertisement

New Opportunities Worker • Are you interested in New Opportunities? • Helping our service users with jobs, education and volunteering? • Developing your influencing and intervention skills? • Working in a super team of professionals and volunteers? If the answer to...
Raynes Park High School student produces FiA animation

Raynes Park High School student produces FiA animation

Congratulations and thanks to Year 9 students at Raynes Park High School. Izzy and her group produced an excellent presentation about the work of the Homeless Drop-In and our enthusiastic volunteers. They won £1000 for Faith in Action – 1st prize in the...
New video about our work with the homeless

New video about our work with the homeless

We are delighted to introduce our new video, produced by media students at Brooklands College, Weybridge. This 4-minute film tells the story of Ryan, a homeless young man who visits the Faith in Action Merton Homeless Drop-In. Click on the video...
February-April 2017 News

February-April 2017 News

We are very grateful to the Anglican Diocese of Southwark which has nominated Faith in Action as one of its Lent Call charities 2017, in memory of Revd Andrew Wakefield. See the video about the Faith in Action Merton Homeless Drop-In on the Southwark website...