Practical Service - London Projects
An essential element of Urban Mission Toolkit is spending 2-3 hours per week practical service in an urban project. The aim is that participants develop in skills, understanding and character through consistent practical service over the duration of the coruse. In London, some of the projects that people have been involved in on the programme are:
| Organisation | Web & Contact | Details |
| ASLAN | www.aslan.org.uk | ASLAN was started in 1988 by 8 young people from All Souls. It's aim is to manifest God's love to homeless people. |
| CJ’s Mediaworkz | www.cjsmediaworkz.com | Work with Inner-city youth based around education, mentoring, entertainment and enterprise. |
| West London Homelessness Concern | Outreach to street homeless people and those involved in “street life” in Kensington and Chelsea. | |
| The Door of Hope Project | www.doorofhope.org.uk | Outreach to women caught in prostitution in East London |
| Grandmas | www.grandmas.org.uk | Practical work and support with families affected by HIV/AIDS. Orientation days starting in September in both locations. |
For West London contact: 020 7610 3904 or email headoffice@grandmas.org.uk For East London contact: 020 7473 5050 or email eastlondon@grandmas.org.uk |
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| Ferrier Estate and Super Kids | 020 8319 3874 or nandhrussell@tiscali.co.uk | Work and coaching (C.O.A.C.H. - Toolkit) with children, teenagers and the vulnerable on an inner-city estate |
| TRUST | Outreach and support for women in prostitution in the Brixton/Streatham area | |
| XLP | www.xlp.org.uk | Youth work, mentoring and education projects with children and teenagers in South London |
| Face to Face | Business support to church members, mainly in south London | |
| St Gabriel’s Project for Mental Health | St Gabriel's Church Hall 77 Chichele Road Cricklewood London NW2 3AQ Contact Name: Jason Street Tel: 020 8450 0453 Email: st.gabriels.project@ukgateway.net |
Psychological, emotional and spiritual care, a safe environment and help with community integration |
| regeneratecom | www.regeneratecom.co.uk | Regenerate runs projects reaching hundreds of people weekly, on the Alton estate, Roehampton, which is one of the largest housing estates in Europe. |
| Urban Expression | www.urbanexpression.org.uk | Work in under-churched areas of the inner-city |