On 21 December, Maggs Day Centre celebrates 30 years of serving the needs of the local homeless and vulnerable people of Worcester.
Apart from being open as a drop in centre Sunday to Thursday, Maggs hosts a Health Hub where Services Users can access a variety of health professionals including the dentist, prescribing nurse, substance abuse workers and a podiatrist.
Maggs provides showers laundry facilities and meals. Work on a new kitchen began on 12 October which is much needed and very overdue. A Credit Union is available to access a bank account and we also act as a care of address, so service users can receive their post. There is a Clothing Project open Mondays and Thursdays, where sleeping bags, clothes and starter packs are made up and given out, all free of charge.
There is a further centre in Worcester where education and skills development enable service users to begin the journey towards greater independence. Courses are offered in IT, money management, music, art, cooking, social skills, literacy and numeracy.
41% of Maggs’ total funding comes from the Worcester public.
‘We’ll go on with you beside us, And with joy we’ll persevere’.
Please pray for all those who work at Maggs, for those individuals and churches who support its work and for all those for whom it exists.
Pershore Deanery – Rural Dean: Susan Renshaw; Lay Chair: Richard Mumford
Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham: Bishop Paul Williams
with Bishop Anthony Porter (Sherwood)
Diocese of Borg (Norway): Bishop Atle Sommerfeldt
Diocese of Yewa (Nigeria): Bishop Michael Oluwarohunbi
