Welcome to the online home of the SHAP Kilimanjaro Challenge. This October a team of intrepid explorers will trek to the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro to raise funds for SHAP, a homeless charity based in the North West of England. On this blog you will be able to follow our journey and along the way find out information about Mount Kilimanjaro, the trek, the training, the team and of course about SHAP.
SHAP aim to enable homeless, vulnerable or disadvantaged people to take control of their own lives, and to receive the quality of housing and services to which they are entitled. To benefit our service users and to provide new opportunities for our service users which we are unable to fund through our normal resources, we need your donations. You can do this by sponsoring one (or more!) of our team
If you would like to sponsor one of our team please click here, scroll down a bit, and select the just giving link of the team member you would like to sponsor (IMPORTANT BIT - please remember to select gift aid when you donate and we can claim an extra 28% from the taxman at no extra cost to you!).
Thanks for visiting and please give generously.
Thursday, March 18, 2010
About SHAP
SHAP is a not for profit, charitable and specialist housing organisation, which exists to enable young and vulnerable people to have their housing needs appropriately met. The organisation provides high quality accommodation with support for young and vulnerable people who are homeless, in housing need or experiencing disruption and difficulty in their life.
SHAP’S BEGINNINGS SHAP grew from concerns about the needs of young homeless people in the Borough of St Helens, Merseyside. A group of local people and representatives of agencies such as Social Services and the Local Authority formed a committee to establish a provision to begin to meet this need. In 1981, a ten bed hostel was established to meet the needs of young people who needed a period of stability and were not yet ready to live independently. The aim was to provide them with the knowledge, skills and opportunities they require to live independently.
SHAP’S DEVELOPMENT In 1989, SHAP embarked on a development programme. A primary objective was and remains the development of a wide range of housing with support for young and vulnerable people, enhanced by accessible and positive services delivered in an anti-oppressive way.
SHAP has now developed a much wider range of different types of accommodation and services, and has also extended its work into the neighbouring Boroughs of Knowsley, Halton and Liverpool. SHAP’s current partners include Knowsley Housing Trust, Riverside Housing Association, Arena Housing Association, Helena Housing Association, Maritime Housing Association and Halton Borough Council.
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