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
"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...
