Lived experience. In a former life I have walked in the shoes of many of the men we help.
Brian has been recognised many times over the last decade.
Teesside Heroes Award 2016
Mayor’s ‘Service to Community Award’ 2016/2017
Catalyst Stockton ‘Health Impact Award’ 2016
Awarded the BEM 2021
Passionate about making a difference. I share Brian’s passion and drive to help improve the lives of those in need along with his long-term vision for the charity.
I have been a registered nurse for over 40 years, having formally worked as a sister in an acute sector and have years of experience working with long-term problems connected with substance misuse. With a specalism in working with older adults, I bring to the charity not only my valuable medical knowledge but also my caring patient centered manor.
Brian and Stella were helping out on a Christian coffee bus that used to park in our community on weeknights back in 1998/99.
Brian did not want to do it – he argued that he did not want to be involved with” these people”. How wrong he was!
Stella had already signed them up as volunteers and Brian to drive the bus.
They met many lovely people and where moved the many stories they heard, badly damaged in their childhood and youth, which sent them on the wrong path. No-one cared for them, they were desperate and turned to alcohol and drugs to hide their pain.
Sadly, the bus stopped running due to lack of funding, this did not stop Brian and Stella. They kept working alone, helping our most vulnerable in the community.
Out of these circumstances The Moses Project was born.
Volunteers
Men in Rehabilitation
Hot Meals Provided
Food Parcels Delivered
Our plan for the future is very simple – to continue improving what we offer our valued clients. In the past, during difficult times, we have:
• Installed purpose wet room showering facilities for use by our clients and the homeless.
• Operated a food bank distribution hub.
• Carried out building modifications to provide better facilities for our clients.
Mealtime plays a significant part in our daily routine with the men.
Each day a hot nutritious meal is provided free of charge, cooked by one of our volunteer chefs.
Providing the men with a place to eat, to enjoy fellowship with their peers, simply sitting around a table and chatting like a typical family can make a huge difference in their daily routine of no hope.
They share their problems, and we listen in a non-judgemental manner and provide the necessary support.
We are blessed in receiving food donations from many of the local supermarkets, local churches and very often from individuals who just want to share a little of what they have.