To all of our supporters, donors, and friends, We will be closing our Emmaus enterprises from today, Monday 23rd March 2020. We thank you for your continued support and encouragement in these difficult times and we are looking forward to a time when we can share our activities with you again. Our companions are receiving support in our Emmaus community and rest assured we will be working hard to support them through this unprecedented time. Our Emmaus Outreach team deliver a vital service to vulnerable Rough Sleepers, and we will be working closely with both Hull City Council and East Riding Council to ensure continuity of support. Please take care…… Emmaus Team #bekind

This year’s CEO sleepout at Craven Park was a great success with 35 people taking part including Emmaus Hull and East Riding director Kelly Finnis.  She raised over £1,500 for Emmaus Hull & East Riding and was joined by many colleagues including Matt Dukes, the chief executive of Hull City Council. He has written about why he was doing it in HullCCNews. Many thanks to everyone who has supported us and donated money.

I first found out about the Emmaus charity and what it does about 2 years ago through a project Aunt Bessie’s was doing with them. Two weeks before that event I’d been in the town centre and had seen the amount of homeless around and thought ‘this has become a real issue that people just seem to be avoiding’. What really grabbed me and made me really want to get behind this charity, other than the lovely and amazing people that help make it work, is there is an end goal. Removing the stigma of homelessness and providing people who want the help with some where safe to sleep, and the tools and skills they need to better them self’s. with the end goal helping them back in the community and to give back. While I personally don’t have a lot of spare money with having a young family, what I do have is time and I give this where possible to help the guys where ever I can, whether that be helping the guys gain skills and confidence working with me and the team or going in to the community to deliver food and meeting and speaking to the […]

To work alongside companions, staff and volunteers to monitor and manage the Ebay selling account for Emmaus Hull and East Riding. Respond to customer messages and queries, list items for sale and manage listings, package items for delivery, arrange items to be delivered. Location: The Superstore Lockwood Street Time Commitment – Flexible Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday 10:00 – 16:00 Potential Tasks: List items on the Ebay selling platform Sort through donated items to select suitable products to sell on the Ebay Respond to customer queries, questions and complaints via Ebay platform Communicate with staff members, volunteers and companions with tasks and issues To maintain excellent customer care and maintain excellent feedback To follow refund and purchase policies of Emmaus Hull and East Riding Arrange for items to be cleaned and polished before being listed Assign realistic and reasonably sale and delivery prices Complete administration as required. Follow health and safety policies Package items safely and as described ready for dispatch. Order packaging in timely manner Print delivery labels Provide feedback for customers Store potential items for dispatch in correct areas. Take good, clear pictures for the item listings. Research items that sell well on Ebay. Role Requirements Already know and […]

There are currently around 1,000 refugees sleeping rough in Calais, 500 in Brussels and 1500 in Paris. These migrants have no access to even basic sanitation and may not have changed their clothes in weeks, leading to skin disease and similar problems. Emmaus would like you to donate any: Clothing for Males; suitable for young men sleeping out. We are especially looking for small and medium sizes. Walking shoes and trainers – smaller sizes – 38,39,40,41,42. Sleeping bags, blankets and small tents. Donations are welcome until the end of October to any Emmaus Hull and East Riding store or to our superstore on Lockwood Street.