Be the salt of the earth


Chief executive Lloyd Cooke shines a light on how the Christian organisation Saltbox is meeting the needs of local people in desperate situations through wide-ranging projects

Lloyd Cook Wednesday 28 June 2023
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"You feed them," was Jesus' challenge to his perplexed disciples when faced with a hungry crowd.

When Saltbox was set up as a Christian charity 40 years ago, its founding vision was to provide Christian support and encouragement for local churches in order to help them grow and develop.

However, during a seven-year city-wide prayer campaign based on 2 Chronicles 7:14, I felt that God was calling Saltbox to focus more on engaging with the wider city and to address some of the...

Saltbox now provides three caring services – Restart provides housing and support to the homeless with a specific focus on those leaving prison; CareLink provides a telephone befriending and...

A fresh Restart

Restart manages more than 60 local properties providing support for 130 potentially homeless people; Steve* joined Restart’s service in 2019 and had a wide range of support needs including...

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