Special award for charity that helps homeless

A CHRISTIAN charity that helps homeless and drug-addicted people in Bristol has received a special award.

Crisis Centre Ministries, which runs the Wild Goose Cafe in Stapleton Road, was presented with the Queen's Award for Voluntary Service – described as an MBE for voluntary organisations.

Bristol's Lord Lieutenant Mary Prior presented the award to the charity's chairman of trustees Graham Donald at its AGM held at the Stapleton Road Chapel.

Crisis Centre Ministries runs four main projects: The Wild Goose, the LITE Course, East Bristol Foodbank and Spring Of Hope Ladies' Night Shelter.

Business Cards From Only £10.95 Delivered www.myprint-247.co.uk

myprint-247

View details

Print voucher

Our heavyweight cards have FREE UV silk coating, FREE next day delivery & VAT included. Choose from 1000's of pre-designed templates or upload your own artwork. Orders dispatched within 24hrs.

Terms: Visit our site for more products: Business Cards, Compliment Slips, Letterheads, Leaflets, Postcards, Posters & much more. All items are free next day delivery. www.myprint-247.co.uk

Contact: 01858 468192

Valid until: Wednesday, May 22 2013

The Wild Goose serves around 100,000 free hot meals every year, and helps hundreds of people into emergency accommodation.

The LITE course (Life-Skills and Initial Training for Employment) aims to build confidence and develop the potential of people who have been long-term under-employed.

The East Bristol Foodbank provides food parcels to people who have been referred by front-line care professionals such as doctors and social workers.

The charity's most recent project, The Spring Of Hope Ladies' Night Shelter, provides eight emergency beds in a safe place for women who may otherwise have nowhere to go.

Alan Goddard, drop-in centre manager, said: "We are delighted with the award and that it is something positive for us and our 270 volunteers, as well as the Stapleton Road community."