Emmaus UK. Staff in the Federation Office provide support to Emmaus Communities and Groups in the UK and are on hand to offer information and advice on publicity, fundraising, HR and business development. www.emmaus.org.uk
Emmaus Europe is a young organisation. Founded in 2005, it is however part of a process that began in November 1949, with the meeting of two people from different backgrounds who wanted to help those who suffer most.
www.emmaus-europe.org
Emmaus International 306 member groups finance the activities of Emmaus International through their daily work.
They operate in 36 countries and are divided into 4 regions (Africa, America, Asia and Europe). The diversity of their activities can be surprising for those who don't know the international movement that well!
www.emmaus-international.org
The Clock Tower Sanctuary is the only voluntary day centre for young homeless people between the ages of 16 and 25 in Brighton and Hove offering a welcoming and friendly safe space, food and drink, access to computers and the internet, signposting to housing, health, education, employment and social services – as well as practical and emotional support. www.theclocktowersanctuary.org.uk
Tools for Self Reliance aims to empower artisans working in developing countries so that they can better participate in the development of themselves and their communities. To achieve this we work with local partner organisations to provide tools and skills training, and raise awareness in the UK of the causes of poverty. www.tfsr.org
The St Vincent De Paul Society is dedicated to helping combat poverty. The main ways it does this is by befriending people and providing moral and practical support to those in need through personal contact. info@svp.orh.uk
Just Change (Tea) seeks to link up with producer and consumer communities, (such as community groups, cooperatives, schools, and faith groups) who share a common belief in justice and equality and a determination to create alternatives to the present market economy. www.justchangeuk.org
Vision Aid Overseas is a charity dedicated to helping people in the developing world whose lives are blighted by poor eyesight, particularly where spectacles can help.It works by sending abroad teams of volunteer optometrists and dispensing opticians who set up clinics, screen large number of patients and provide appropriate spectacles.Started in 1985, Vision Aid Overseas has provided 600,000 eye tests and given 300,000 people the ability to to see with a pair of spectacles. www.vao.org.uk
FareShare is a national UK charity supporting communities Providing quality food - surplus ‘fit for purpose’ product from the food and drink industry - to organisations working with disadvantaged people in the community. Providing training and education around the essential life skills of safe food preparation and nutrition, and warehouse employability training through FareShare’s Eat Well Live Well programme. Promoting the message that ‘No Good Food Should Be Wasted’. www.fareshare.org.uk