NEWS
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Glasgow Overnight Welcome Centre 2023/24
We are pleased to confirm that for the 14th year in a row Glasgow City Mission will open our Overnight Welcome Centre (OWC) on 1 December 2023.
Overnight Welcome Centre Award
Our Overnight Welcome Centre (OWC) has been honoured by Police Scotland. Our manager, Elyse MacKinnon, accepted the award on behalf of the OWC at the City Chambers.
Housing Settlement Officers (HSOs)
Sometimes our guests find themselves struggling in stressful circumstances. In this case, our Housing Settlement Officers helped sort out a difficult housing issue.
Men’s Group take a trip to Tiree
We recently had fabulous support from friends on Tiree which allowed our men’s group to take an exciting trip to the island and enjoy a few days away from Glasgow.
Overnight Welcome Centre 2022-2023
Our Overnight Welcome Centre (OWC) ran from 1 December 2022 until 31 March 2023. For the first time the OWC was operated from our Crimea Street building to allow us to access emergency beds from a variety of venues in Glasgow.
Out and About
Our men's group recently went to Muirshiel park for a hill walk.
Why Human trafficking Is every Christian’s Concern
Marion Carson, writing for the European Freedom Network, highlights the global issue of human trafficking and urges Christians to be aware of the problem and take action to help victims.
Child and family Centre Coffee Morning
At our Child and Family Centre in Govan, we offer a weekly coffee morning for women to connect, relax, and learn new skills.
Urban Art and Nesting 2020
Clare, our Urban Co-ordinator, reflects on our brilliant volunteers at Urban art and highlights an exciting exhibition that will take place from 17 to 26 March 2023.
Art Viewing
We were delighted to be able to offer those who take part in our weekly art class an opportunity to display and showcase their work at Sloans Ballroom in December.
GFT Pop-up Cinema Experience
Recently, we collaborated with the Glasgow Film Theatre (GFT) to provide a pop-up cinema experience in our building for our guests. Charming and delightful comedy, The Angels Share was screened and a panel discussion about the film and Glaswegian culture in cinema was held immediately after.
Connecting families at our Child and Family Centre
Our Child and Family Centre held a men’s event on Wednesday the 14th of December, where they cooked chicken and vegetable pakora, had chicken tikka burgers and a lot of good chat. Read the article to find out how sharing food connected people together and facilitated an environment for connection.
Urban Wellbeing Course
Our Wellbeing Course we have been hosting in Urban has recently come to an end. Read the article to find out a little about the course, and how it benefitted those of our guests that attended.
Rough Sleeping Count Glasgow – 24th November 2022
Only seven rough sleepers in Glasgow! Last Thursday, some of our staff were part of a team lead by Simon Community Scotland, that endeavoured to count the amount of people sleeping rough across Glasgow.
Overnight Welcome Centre Training
On the eve of the opening of the Overnight Welcome Centre, Winter Project Manager Elyse MacKinnon shares how her team have been preparing during the past few weeks in preparation to aid and assist the most vulnerable people in the city over the next four months.