New Horizons
After adapting their services completely during lockdown, SoundCafe Leicester have exploded back on to the scene this season with a new look and a new programme of activity
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he local charity receives no central funding, yet they have been holding four different sessions each week for people who are (or have been) homeless within the city area. The charity exists to create safe spaces for people in vulnerable housing situations to explore their creativity, build their confidence, and keep mentally and physically active. SoundCafe’s offer is now divided into four distinct modules. They are choir, creative workshops, the SoundCafe Foxes football health and wellbeing sessions and the Arts Council funded Speaking of Homelessness project. The latter is producing a short film that records real lived experiences of homelessness in Leicester that will act as an educational tool in the future. The charity is keen to connect with local businesses that would like to support one of their activity modules on a long-term basis, to help SoundCafe to secure a stable future. If you are interested in sport, the arts or assisting people that are homeless to build new skills, please contact Chair of Trustees Alan Fletcher on alanfletcher@hotmail. co.uk. Find out more about SoundCafe at soundcafe.org.uk.
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