Emmaus Colchester

Name	Emmaus Colchester
Geographic Area of Operation	Colchester
Recycling Project	Household goods reuse/charity shop
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Objectives and work of group	Emmaus Colchester is part of a worldwide community of which there are 7 in the UK. They aim to provide a home for the homeless, offer them work & training & take claimants of DSS benefit. They do this by running a self financing community. Each resident is required to sign off benefit & work 40 hours per week collecting donated furniture, electrical goods etc. which is then refurbished & sold. In addition they achieve the following aims; Supports re-cycling by refurbishing items instead of dumping them Provides affordable household goods for those on low incomes Creates work experience for vulnerable people.
National Contact Details (umbrella groups)	Emmaus UK, 48 Kingston Street, Cambridge, CB1 2NU Tel: 01223 576103 e-mail: contact@emmaus.org.uk www.emmaus.org.uk
Local Contact Details	Carolyn Wood Emmaus Colchester, No 97, Mason Road, Cowdray Centre, Colchester, CO1 1BS. Tel 01206 768887 Fax 01206 364266 E-mail: emmauscolchester@aol.com
Special Features eg Social Inclusion
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	Registered Charity Number 1064470

Last Updated 05/10/2004