News & Events
RESTART’s Coronavirus Campaign – fighting ‘power poverty’ to reconnect London’s homeless
Homelessness charity RESTART Lives has launched an innovative new service to keep London’s homeless community connected throughout the Covid-19 lockdown and social distancing measures. The service features a ‘Power Up’ Library with free portable chargers and data...
SLEEPOUT 2019
On Friday 13th December, a team of 26 staff, trustees, volunteers and friends of RESTART slept out in London for an evening to raise awareness and funds for the homeless. Despite the wet weather (and some intermittent spouts of hail!), we made sure to bed down,...
Talking to Radio Kent
Yesterday, one of our trustees, David, and staff members, Olivia, talked to Anna on the morning wake up call at BBC Radio Kent. We were lucky enough to share information about RESTART's SleepOut 2019 which is taking place at the end of this week! The event is...
RESTART on the Road
On Saturday 23rd November, we trialled a new project called 'RESTART on the Road'. The aim of the initiative is to head out, on a Saturday evening, into London to feed rough sleepers who may have a more limited choice of services at the weekend. On this run, we had a...
Harrods Donations
Since November, the Charity Partnerships Manager at Harrods has been donating excellent quality Winter coats and other warm clothing items for our drop-in on Fridays. Over 200 waterproofs, Puffer jackets, Parkas, hats and scarves have been gratefully received by...
Mentor Training 2019
We had 2 excellent training days, in March and April, for those that were interested in becoming a mentor for a RESTART guest. Mentors guide their mentees, encourage and support them through any obstacles or challenges they may be facing in their lives; for example,...