The Luton Homeless Partnership together deliver a variety of community services across the town including outreach, accommodation and a welfare centre in order to facilitate people moving away from homelessness and towards a better future. Over the years we have seen the changing levels of need in Luton and in particular the challenges faced by…
With the second lockdown pushing non-essential stores to shut down across England once more. NOAH have worked hard to move our shopping online to help you still find the quality second-hand items you need and want at low prices. This has lead us to set up NOAH Enterprise profiles on multiple online platforms, to allow…
A short story detailing a homeless woman’s journey written and illustrated by Harriet Earle-Brown. Harriet is currently doing her PHD at University of Exeter, her research focuses on homeless women and so the inspiration for this book came from there. The story outlines Little Miss Homeless’ journey into homelessness and the importance of gendered approach…
‘The Government has awarded £188,663.28 to Bedford Borough council to help deliver services for ESOL (English Speakers of Other Languages) through 2020-21. The funding is part of a nationwide initiative by MHCLG (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government) to facilitate 345 free community based classes in speaking, listening, reading and writing.’ ‘The Council will…
NOAH Enterprise’s Welfare Centre was able to speak with The Tablet to update them on the latest change in homelessness and what challenges we have been faced with since lockdown and what the next stages are in supporting rough sleepers off the streets: “Noah Enterprise, a member of the Catholic Social Action Network, has worked…
The day we had to close the doors of the Academy for the welfare of our learners was a sad day for all of us here at NOAH. Although we have kept moving with our online classes, nothing will beat being with our learners in person. For this reason we have worked hard to get…
“I have volunteered with NOAH for nearly 4 years now. When the lockdown was actioned, I contacted NOAH straight away as I work for the local airport and lots of people were being furloughed and would have extra time on their hands. Although I wasn’t furloughed myself, my hours were reduced, so when NOAH asked…
“I wanted to thank NOAH for a really enjoyable and productive workshop the last 3 weeks! Before I started the course, I was aware I may be covering some previous knowledge and experience with mindfulness but the course has shown me that you can ‘teach a dog new tricks’. There is always more learning to…
“I first started volunteering at NOAH Academy in February 2019 after leaving the civil service. I had lots of time on my hands so I wanted to fill out my days with something constructive. I had always wanted to volunteer but unfortunately working full time meant that I was unable to. I decided that I…
In March 2020, Central Bedford Council – Bedfordshire Employment and Skills Service (BESS) of which NOAH is a subcontractor of, underwent an Ofsted inspection. Courses offered by NOAH include basic skills, improving your personal health and well-being, and courses to help residents return to work. In May 2020, Ofsted published their report and BESS continues…
