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About Emmaus Hampshire
Hampshire's Unique Solution to Homelessness offering support, work and hope. Buy furniture, pictures, pots and pans, books and pictures, in fact, all you need to make your house a home. All items are donated by local people and upcycled for you by formerly homeless people, known as Companions, at shops in Winchester, Eastleigh and Southampton.

Our Story
One night in 1989 Selwyn Image was volunteering at a soup kitchen in Cambridge. One homeless man shot down every idea that Selwyn had to help him get his life back on track. Increasingly frustrated, he asked: “Well, what do you want?” The man responded: “I would have thought that would have been obvious to an intelligent man like you. I want somewhere where I can work, where I feel I belong, and where I can recover my self-respect.”
And so, the first of the 30 UK Emmaus communities was started in Cambridge. The very first ever community was started in Paris in 1949 by former French Resistance fighter, priest and politician Abbe Pierre. We in Hampshire are proud to be part of the wider Emmaus International Community of 350 communities helping over 11,000 people live better through meaningful work and a stable home. We aren’t connected to any religion, but call ourselves Emmaus because we share the hope expressed in the Bible story set on the road to the town of Emmaus. Walking to Emmaus two despairing men, shocked by the Crucifixion, are told by a stranger to trust in a better future.
In Winchester we opened our doors in 2009 with 24 rooms for homeless people, known as Companions, who work and live in our Community. Each Companion works 40 hours a week in return for bed and board, and practical and emotional support. They raise funds by upcycling and selling on furniture and other household items donated by the public at our shops in Winchester, Eastleigh and in Southampton. They also run the Green Roof Café in our Winchester shop where visitors can relax and chat over coffee and a toasted sandwich.
Find out how you can donate or buy furniture, raise funds or volunteer your skills at www.emmaushampshire.org.uk
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Over to the companions:
“Emmaus has listened to me.”
“Being at Emmaus has given me a new perspective on things.”
“Emmaus is like one big happy family.”
“There’s hope for all of us with the right help.”
“I now feel safe, happy and look forward to the next day.”

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