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Emmaus supports people to work their way out of homelessness.

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Our stories

So many people have a great story to tell about how Emmaus has touched their lives. Whether they’re companions, staff, trustees or volunteers, these stories show the impact Emmaus can have.

Grewy's Story

Grewy's Story

"I’ve heard it said before, but I really do mean it when I say that without Emmaus, I would definitely be dead now or in prison. I’ll always be grateful to the charity for changing my life. In fact, it means so much to me that I even now have the Emmaus logo tattooed on my arm!"

Kiel's Story

Kiel's Story

"If you are homeless, take it from me, you don’t need to be. Emmaus is an option. A good one. There were many years that I was on the streets, I didn’t know there were any other options available."

Jason's Story

Jason's Story

"If it wasn’t for Emmaus I’d hate to think where I’d be. Emmaus came along at the right time and for that, I will always be grateful."

Annie's Story

Annie's Story

"I’ve only been a trustee for a short while, but I’ve been struck by how warm and welcoming the whole team is. Companions, staff, trustees and volunteers- everyone has been friendly and kind."

Helen's Story

Helen's Story

Volunteering brings me so much purpose and joy, I love being able to give back.

Gary's Story

Gary's Story

Emmaus Cambridge is an amazing charity to volunteer for, they value and respect everyone in the community and encourage people to work to the best of their ability.

Sean's Story

Sean's Story

I have always felt welcomed by everyone in the community and being able to offer my time to an amazing charity that I’ve loved for years is the ‘cherry on top’!

Rob's Story

Rob's Story

Since being in Emmaus communities I have always been looking for somewhere to call home, I believe I have found this at Emmaus Cambridge.

Kieran's Story

Kieran's Story

I’d say to anyone who is struggling, anyone who wants to turn their life around, Emmaus is the place to do it

Keith's story

Keith's story

Being homeless is very emotionally draining, especially around Christmas time.

Gary's Story

Gary's Story

I settled into Emmaus Cambridge quickly. My job involves photographing donations and writing the draft descriptions for the eBay listings. I then do the packing when things are sold

Tim's Story

Tim's Story

Emmaus has given me so much help since I have been here, and I hope to be here for the foreseeable future. There’s so many positive bits to being part of a community and I would recommend it 100%.

Jon's Story

Jon's Story

When I came to Emmaus I had lost my way and didn’t recognise the man I once was. Emmaus has helped me to reignite my passion for life and has given me the opportunity to help others.

Will's Story

Will's Story

The Emmaus model really stood out to me when I began researching trustee roles. I like what it stands for – solidarity, community and people helping one another to better themselves.

Wendy's story

Wendy's story

One of the biggest highlights working at Emmaus Cambridge in Joan’s Coffee Shop is the companions.

Ian's story

Ian's story

"I am quite possibly the longest standing and oldest Emmaus companion in the UK. I am 73 and have lived in Emmaus communities for 23 years."

Mark's story

Mark's story

"Emmaus Cambridge gave me the opportunity to learn new skills and grow in confidence."

Steve's story

Steve's story

"Emmaus helped me to recover from a serious accident."

Tom's story

Tom's story

"At Emmaus, everything has just fallen in to place."

Stuart's story

Stuart's story

"Being at Emmaus has hugely increased my confidence."

Seamus' story

Seamus' story

"Being sober for a long time brought the kind of peace that I needed, and that peace has only grown since being at Emmaus."

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To work together to overcome homelessness and social exclusion while using our voice to achieve social change.

Charity Number: 1064473
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National Day of Mourning

We are deeply saddened by the death of Her Majesty The Queen. Our thoughts are with her children and The Royal Family at this difficult time.

On Monday 19 September our shops and offices will be closed for the Bank Holiday.

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⭐️ Donations news! ⭐️
From this Wednesday, 2nd March, we will be able to accept donations of good-quality items every Wednesday – Sunday, 10am – 1pm.
We’re really grateful to everyone who donates their furniture, clothing, homewares, bric-a-brac and more to us, as this all helps to fund the work we do with the formerly homeless people who now live and work with us here at Emmaus Cambridge.
As it costs us money to dispose of broken or unusable items, we ask that you only drop items to us if they are in working order and aren’t damaged.