Mission Cafe on Lord Street open five days a week
Mission Cafe on Lord Street open five days a week
A CHARITY inundated with the homeless and needy since the recession began will now open five days a week to cope with the demand.
The Mission Cafe on Lord Street was given a funding boost of £14, 967 from The Community Foundation for Calderdale.
Charity project manager, Jacqui Goff, will use the money to open the cafe’s doors on Wednesdays following increasing demand from people in crisis seeking help.
The Methodist Mission can now offer people a cheap meal, advice on housing,benefits, and help with tackling addiction from 9am to 2pm Monday to Friday.
Jacqui said: “Some people who come in here are in real dire straights and come here because they don’t know what to do next.
“Since the recession there has been a massive increase in demand for our services.
“People are coming in here that have never previously been in crisis before.
“Many are suffering with the knock-on effects of having no job or losing their job
“There’s definitely an increase in more vulnerable people in crisis through drinking or drugs since the recession began.”
The cafe will use the money to train more staff and volunteers to help out on Wednesdays.
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