Volunteering opportunities
We are offering a wide variety of volunteering opportunities to unemployed people across South East Wales thanks to funding from the Engagement Gateway EU fund, through the WCVA. Our volunteering scheme will provide you with individual support and access to volunteering opportunities both within Solas and other organisations. Volunteering as a real opportunity to improve [...]
Lasting Solutions – Outcome Evaluation
The Family Intervention Project (FIP) is a service designed to work with families living in South East Wales that are facing eviction or other enforcement action due to anti-social behaviour. The service takes a whole family approach and combines intensive support to confront and change behaviour and avoid potential sanctions. This successful service has recently [...]
Clifton Place – a new flagship service for homeless people
A new flagship service providing attractive, modern, supported accommodation for 29 individuals and families who at risk of becoming homeless, has been opened in Clifton Place, Newport. The Grade II listed Victorian building, occupies a prime location near St Woolos Cathedral. A partnership between Newport City Council, the Seren Group and the Welsh Government completely [...]
George Street to get a ‘makeover’
The design process for George Street, Solas’s new exciting scheme for vulnerable young people, is now underway! The accommodation, due to open in May 2012, will provide people supported by Solas with an opportunity to showcase their creative talents. We have set up a ‘Design Panel’, made up of the people we support, Solas staff [...]
Tredegar Court gets a festive makeover
On 9 December, Solas Volunteers spent a productive morning helping the residents of Tredegar Court Sheltered Housing to put up their Christmas Decorations. Seven people supported by Solas from Albert Street, Newport and our Young People’s schemes in Monmouthshire gave up their time to ensure the residents of Tredegar Court have a very merry Christmas. [...]
Solas win £6,000 to combat anti-social behaviour in the community of Newport
The Family Intervention Project, jointly run by Solas and Charter Housing has been granted £6,000 by NatWest’s Community Force Grant Scheme, following a public vote, to tackle anti-social behavior in the community. Called “Lasting Solutions” the scheme, set up by the Family Intervention project, is dedicated to tackling anti-social behavior by providing innovative workshops for [...]
The Big Dig
The 1st November saw residents and staff from across Solas come together in Newport to participate as volunteers in ‘THE BIG DIG’. Louise West, Volunteer Co-ordinator, arranged a one day activity at our Solas allotment in Duffryn where everyone literally ‘mucked’ in and helped clear the area ready for the winter months. With spades, forks [...]
Generous donation from Centre Parcs
While on holiday at Centre Parcs, Longleat, Rob Cole, Project Worker at Hales House, asked Centre Parcs’ staff members what happened to the bikes once they had finished with them. They replied “We are always looking for charities to donate the bikes to.” Two months later, Rob and Nikki Lewis, Project Worker, took a delivery [...]
Solas Dragons win the cup!
Did you know that the Solas Dragons Football Team are top of the Street Football Wales League for 2011? Well we are! Thanks to the expert coaching skills of our very own Paul Scarfi we beat off the competition to win the cup. Paul is now managing the Welsh Street football team, and has recently [...]
Thank you from our Support Services
Clare Hackwood and the Support Services team made an appeal in September for a school uniform, as a family in one of our properties needed one for their child’s first day of school. The response was overwhelming and Solas would like to say a big thank you to all those who helped! The response was [...]
