A £2,000 Town Council grant will pay for refurbished facilities at Dover Emmaus based in the historic Archcliffe Fort. Rätin Pam Brivio, Chairperson of the Civic and Special Projects Committee visited the community to present the cheque. Pam said –
Dover Town council are pleased to support Emmaus, which is such a valuable asset to our community, in the very effective and worthwhile work they carry out.
Ms Debra Stevenson, the Community Manager accepted the grant and said –
Thank you on behalf of the Emmaus Community for your kind donation which will revamp our main bathroom in the community house.
Emmaus Dover provides a home and meaningful work for up to 26 men and women who have experienced homelessness and social exclusion. They offer a warm and caring home for as long as it is needed and help residents to regain self-esteem and find a positive way to move forward with their lives. The refurbishment of the bathrooms is part of an ongoing project to improve the facilities for residents as bright, sauber und gut gepflegte Zimmer eine große Nachricht zu senden, dass sie respektiert und geschätzt.
Emmaus Dover hat weitere ehrgeizige Pläne in den nächsten 2-3 Jahre, einschließlich ein neues Werkstattgebäude, eine moderne Einzelhandelseinrichtung, and resurfacing the car park and access roads. In addition, Emmaus wird mit English Heritage arbeiten, um die Originalbogen und Torhaus zu reparieren und eine Reihe von Einrichtungen installieren Besucher ermöglichen, über die reiche Geschichte und das Erbe des Fort, das eine Schlüsselrolle bei der Verteidigung der Stadt spielte seit Jahrhunderten lernen.
Our picture shows Debra Stevenson (links) and Cllr Pam Brivio (right) together with residents at Emmaus Dover.