SASH Active – SASH Eats Project
The young people we help in Supported Lodgings have many identified support needs to contend with – isolation, low self-esteem, poor educational attainment and mental health concerns to name just a few. SASH Active offers experiences and opportunities to help address these issues: connecting with other members of their community, gaining new skills and meeting …
Tackling the Climbing Walls!
A group of lodgers and ex-lodgers came together to support one another to reach the top of the climbing walls at Harrogate Climbing Centre. The day was an opportunity for young people currently within SASH to meet with others who have been supported by SASH in the past. To build confidence in themselves and trust …
Young People turn their hand to farming!
To mark Mental Health Awareness Week, a group of our young people from the Yorkshire Coast region visited Stepney Hill Farm in Scarborough to get outside and up close with nature. The group spent a morning at the farm to learn new skills and experience new opportunities within farming and all that comes with running …
Homeless Charity SASH Shares Name Change For East Coast Operations
Local homeless charity, SASH (Safe And Sound Homes) have announced the renaming of their operations in the Yorkshire coast area of the county to SASH Yorkshire Coast. The name change reflects a new apportionment of SASH services, focussing more of the charity’s vital support services in locations with the highest need. SASH Yorkshire Coast will …
Ditch Your Duvet with us this November!
SASH are inviting local families to join in the fun at their first ever virtual ‘sleepout’ event. Taking place on the 27th November 2020, participants of Ditch Your Duvet are asked to choose an unusual place in their home to sleep for the night all in the name of stopping youth homelessness in our community. …
SASH is a Proud Living Wage Employer
We’re delighted to announce that we are now an Accredited Living Wage employer. But what does this mean and why is it important to us? What is the Living Wage? The Living Wage is a voluntary UK wage rate that businesses and organisations can subscribe to. It is higher than the government’s interpretation of the …
SASH’s ‘Open Doors’ Campaign Wins Campaign of the Year at Institute of Fundraising Yorkshire Awards 2020
On the 29th July 2020, SASH were delighted to receive the 2020 Institute of Fundraising Yorkshire Awards for ‘Fundraising Campaign of the Year’. We’re very proud of our team and so thankful to all our amazing supporters who helped make the Open Doors campaign a success. Launched in late 2019, Open Doors focused on maximising …
Sleepout fundraiser cancelled but charity urges donations to help continue vital work
SASH’s (Safe and Sound Homes) annual Sleepout fundraiser, due to be held in York on Friday 3rd April, has been cancelled due to safety concerns surrounding the COVID-19 outbreak. As ever, the health and well-being of staff, young people, hosts, volunteers and supporters is extremely important to the charity – and never more so than …
Operations at SASH (Safe And Sound Homes) during the COVID-19 outbreak
The health and well being of the charity’s staff, young people, hosts, volunteers and supporters is extremely important to the charity – and never more so than during this unsettled time. Based on the government guidelines, SASH has taken the decision to close its offices in York and Scarborough from Wednesday 18th March 2020 until …
Important update: fundraising & donations at SASH offices during the COVID-19 outbreak
SASH’s work is only possible with the generous support of many people; but it’s important that we don’t compromise your health or that of our staff. From Wednesday 18th March 2020 the SASH offices in York and Scarborough will be closed until further notice: Staff will be working from home to support Young People and …
