The Passage (Charity)
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The Passage has for 30 years run London's largest voluntary
sector day centre for homeless and vulnerable people helping over 200 people every day to access diverse services, including primary services (showers, access to clothes, etc.), housing and welfare advice, health services and employment and training services. The Passage have a supporting team of Street Link workers who make contact with those sleeping rough to see what can be done to help and have been running a 48-bed hostel, Passage House, since 1 March 2000. The Passage also run Montfort House, which contains 16 self-contained studio flats with on-site staff support for those preparing for independent living.
The Passage has been supported by numerous organisations and individuals including, Cherie Blair
, Sir Stuart Rose , Marks & Spencer
, Hard Rock Café
and 85FOUR.
For their 30th anniversary, The Passage and 85FOUR created an exhibition, THIRTY by THIRTY . The exhibition showcases 30 subjects such as Cherie Blair
, Rory Bremner
, Sir Stuart Rose, John Varley
, Housing Minister Grant Shapps
and Archbishop Vincent Nichols just to name a few – as well as a number of clients The Passage has helped to turn their lives around, colleagues, volunteers and supporters . 30 different photographers including Bob Wheeler, Alan Mahon, Paul Wenham-Clarke and Tom Hunter took images.
Voluntary
Voluntary may refer to:* Voluntary * Voluntary or volunteer, person participating via volunteering/volunteerism- See also :* Voluntary action* Voluntariness, in law and philosophy* Voluntaryism, rejection of coercion...
sector day centre for homeless and vulnerable people helping over 200 people every day to access diverse services, including primary services (showers, access to clothes, etc.), housing and welfare advice, health services and employment and training services. The Passage have a supporting team of Street Link workers who make contact with those sleeping rough to see what can be done to help and have been running a 48-bed hostel, Passage House, since 1 March 2000. The Passage also run Montfort House, which contains 16 self-contained studio flats with on-site staff support for those preparing for independent living.
The Passage has been supported by numerous organisations and individuals including, Cherie Blair
Cherie Blair
Cherie Blair , known professionally as Cherie Booth QC, is a British barrister working in the legal system of England and Wales. She is married to the former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Tony Blair; the couple have three sons and one daughter...
, Sir Stuart Rose , Marks & Spencer
Marks & Spencer
Marks and Spencer plc is a British retailer headquartered in the City of Westminster, London, with over 700 stores in the United Kingdom and over 300 stores spread across more than 40 countries. It specialises in the selling of clothing and luxury food products...
, Hard Rock Café
Hard Rock Cafe
Hard Rock Cafe is a chain of theme restaurants founded in 1971 by Americans Peter Morton & Isaac Tigrett. In 1979, the cafe began covering its walls with rock and roll memorabilia, a tradition which expanded to others in the chain. In 2006, Hard Rock was sold to the Seminole Tribe of Florida, and...
and 85FOUR.
For their 30th anniversary, The Passage and 85FOUR created an exhibition, THIRTY by THIRTY . The exhibition showcases 30 subjects such as Cherie Blair
Cherie Blair
Cherie Blair , known professionally as Cherie Booth QC, is a British barrister working in the legal system of England and Wales. She is married to the former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Tony Blair; the couple have three sons and one daughter...
, Rory Bremner
Rory Bremner
Roderick "Rory" Keith Ogilvy Bremner, FKC is a Scottish impressionist, playwright and comedian, noted for his work in political satire...
, Sir Stuart Rose, John Varley
John Varley
John Varley may refer to:* John Varley , English canal engineer* John Varley , English painter and astrologer* John Varley , American science fiction author...
, Housing Minister Grant Shapps
Grant Shapps
Grant V Shapps MP is the Conservative Member of Parliament for Welwyn Hatfield in the United Kingdom and Minister of State for Housing and Planning...
and Archbishop Vincent Nichols just to name a few – as well as a number of clients The Passage has helped to turn their lives around, colleagues, volunteers and supporters . 30 different photographers including Bob Wheeler, Alan Mahon, Paul Wenham-Clarke and Tom Hunter took images.