Read Project 58:7 Impact Report 2025/2026

We are partnering with the local charity PATH to offer winter provision for rough sleepers because it combines practical support, community responsibility, and compassion into a meaningful initiative. Here’s the reasoning framed clearly:

1. Meeting an urgent seasonal need

• Winter poses serious health risks to people sleeping rough — cold, damp conditions can lead to hypothermia, respiratory illness, and even death.

• Providing shelter. warmth and essential supplies directly reduces these risks.

2. Leveraging PATH’s expertise

• PATH already has experience, trust, and networks within the homeless community.

• They know how to engage with rough sleepers in a respectful and non-judgmental way.

• Partnering means resources are targeted efficiently rather than duplicating efforts.

3. Strengthening community impact

• Bringing together PATH, local churches, and community volunteers demonstrates a united effort to tackle homelessness in Plymouth.

• Using well-known central churches means the shelter is accessible, familiar, and welcomingto those in need.

4. Creating long-term pathways

• While the focus is immediate winter safety, working with PATH can connect individuals to longer-term services — housing support, mental health care, employment advice — breaking the cycle of homelessness.