News, campaigns and blogs
Securing Our Future: Big Lottery Award for a New Third Centre
We have wonderful news from the Big Lottery – we have been awarded £481,272 over the next 3 years. It’s a huge relief, after lots of paperwork and weeks of conversations with our grants officers. So big thanks to them, and to congratulations to everyone involved in the bid. The money will mostly be used to fund the new third
Join us for an evening of music in aid of SDCAS
Ferdene Wind and String Quintet will be performing a fascinating evening of music on Saturday, 23rd September, 7:00pm at the Copleston Centre. Tickets are available on the door (£10) and all proceeds raised are in aid of Southwark Day Centre for Asylum Seekers. Who is performing? 7:00pm: Arrive early for a special warm-up with Shem on the Fiddle and Mandolin.
Meet our Volunteers – Kathryn
Hey there, I’m Kathryn and I’ve been volunteering with SDCAS for around a month now, so I’m still fairly new here! I wanted to share a glimpse of my experience with you all. I work in the kitchen within one of our centres weekly on a Wednesday. My role involves preparing and serving meals, as well as cleaning up afterward.
Open Position: Chair of Trustees
Chair of Trustees – Southwark Day Centre for Asylum Seekers London, Greater London (Hybrid) Role title: Chair of Trustees Reports to: the Trustee Board Deadline to apply: Friday, 29th December 2023 (5pm) How to apply: For a full job description and for more details of the kind of person we’re looking for, please see the complete job description and submit
25 July – Copleston Centre Closed
Hello – please note the Copleston Centre will be closed to clients this Tuesday, 25th July because of a staff away day. We’e open again as usual on August 1st 2023.
Our New Website
We’re really pleased with our new website, and we hope it’s useful to you. We’re still making changes so if you have any issues using it, we would love to know about it. Please send your thoughts to website@sdcas.org.uk. Thanks!
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