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SHOC is grateful to The 29th May 1961 Charity, The Beatrice Laing Trust and The Fulmer Charitable Trust for their grants which have funded the Springboard project over the period September to December 2012 with The Beatrice Laing Trust also providing...

The presentation ceremony for the coveted Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service took place at Wellington College, Berkshire on December 13th. To be considered for the award, SHOC had to demonstrate that it is supported, and respected by the local community...

As the rain and snow poured down on a bitterly cold March day, the hardy boys of Creative Jar: Commercial Director James Harding, Commercial Manager Rob Jennings and Senior Creative Andy Clarke lined up to run for SHOC in the Reading Half...

SHOC were delighted to receive the first delivery of Heathrow T3 abandoned toiletries. Muse Resourcing, a local recruitment company, has arranged for items handed in by passengers at security check-ins to be donated to SHOC instead of being incinerated....

SHOC do a regular count on street sleepers and our latest information is that over 50 people are currently sleeping rough around Slough. We estimate this is a 25 year high and our information is that it includes both Eastern Europeans and UK citizens....

We are delighted to announce that SHOC plans to form a strategic partnership with Uxbridge based charity, Trinity Homeless Projects starting from April 2014. The partnership aims to ensure sustainability of SHOC’s valuable service to Slough, a service...

It’s always tough to live on the streets, but winter is the hardest time of all. There are currently 40 rough sleepers in Slough, (a record high), and SHOC in conjunction with The London & Slough Run are planning to offer some help by setting up a...

A big heartfelt  thank you to all the children and helpers at the 13th Slough Sikh Scout Group for their generous support of SHOC. The group held a Charity Quiz evening on Dec 18th 2013 in which Beavers, Cubs and Scouts took part in teams...

A glittering charity fundraiser was organised by the Slough based ‘Royal Berkshire Bengali Association ‘in aid of SHOC and Save the children on April 5th 2014, amidst the sprawling greens of the Slough Hockey Club. It was a very enjoyable evening with a...

Graham came to us homeless, he is now settled in accommodation and has been getting help with his basic skills from a course in the Springboard Learning Centre.  We’re all thrilled that he’s just completed the course and been awarded his first...