Soldiers Off The Street (S.O.T.S)

Great news at last yesterday the hospital took the tracheotomy out of Mark and he can speak for the first time this year! He is still being helped with his breathing in the ICU but he is looking well on the mend. We would like to thank everybody on behalf of Mark for their get wells and prayers throughout thank you it means a lot!!

Two more off the Streets!
Up in Scotland a Royal Highland Fusilier moved into one of our houses on Monday well done to our Scottish outreach team. Today working with Changing Lives an ex Coldstream Guard moved into a place of his own paid for by Soldiers off the Street. With the start of the New Year and Soldiers off the Street’s 10th year we would like to take this opportunity to thank you all for your support, with a special thank you to so many people that have raised funds, held events and donated to us over the years, making the work we do for the homeless veterans all over the UK possible! Once again thank you!!!

It is with sadness and regret that we have to inform you that former Royal Marine Kevin Ross Hodgson passed away on the 31st December 2018. With Kevin’s family’s permission we can now give details of his forthcoming funeral for anyone who wishes to attend and pay their respect especially any serving/former Royal Marines.
12pm on the 17th January 2019 Bangor Crematorium... Llandegai Road Bangor LL57 4HP.
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They are starting to bring Mark out of the induced coma after a week he is starting to breath by himself with help from a life support machine and still has a lot of pipes into him!! We would like to thank everybody on behalf of Mark for their get wells and prayers, he still has a long way to go but he is improving.

Mark who is the Office Manager at head office and a 24-year RAF Veteran got rushed into hospital Saturday with suspected heart attack but it turns out to be flu, because he has COPD and it is a bad strain of flu it has hit him hard. Sunday night his condition got worse and he was put in induced coma and is on ventilator in the critical care unit. The hospital is waiting for antibiotics to improve his lung condition before they can wake him up. Will update everyone as soon as we know more. Please try and be a bit patient with our volunteers at this time if they are unable to contact you straight away as you can understand everyone is very concerned about Mark. We would all like to wish Mark a speedy recovery and our thoughts go out to his family and friends.

Along with all the new hopes and promises that the New Year will bring we hope it also brings us a lot more opportunities to work together on our quest to help the veterans living on the streets of Britain. Also we would like to thank everyone that has helped Soldiers off the Street thought-out 2018. Wishing you all a very Happy and Successful New Year ahead from everyone at Soldiers off the Street. To all those serving in the armed forces away from loved ones! God bless you all and our respect to every one of you, not forgetting and never forgetting all the fallen god bless you all we will never forget R.I.P.
If you are out tonight please do not drink and drive stay safe and a happy new year to you all!!!

We would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Head office will be closed from the 24th December till the 2nd January, we will be available for emergencies calls only. The phone number we can be contacted on for emergencies is 07773 493 088. Thank you for your support throughout the year.

This is a wake-up call to see homelessness as a national emergency!!! https://www.independent.co.uk/…/homeles s-people-deaths-one-…

One more veteran off the street!!! Head Office working with referrals from Glasgow’s Helping Heroes (SSAFA) have re homed another homeless veteran today, this lad is an X Scots Guards, that’s one more veteran off the streets this week with a home of his own! Deposit and first month’s rent paid for by Soldiers off the Street. Everyone at Soldiers off the Street would like to wish this veteran all the best in his new home.

One more veteran off the street!!! Today Head Office have re homed an x 7 Para RHA lad paid for by Soldiers off the Street so one more veteran with his own place for Christmas!! If we re-home a veteran it is down to Soldiers off the Street not any one person, we do not have anyone looking for glory or a pat on the back for what we do is for homeless veterans not ourselves!! Everyone at Soldiers off the Street would like to wish this veteran all the best in his new home.

First welcome to all the new members and thank you for your support, here is a banner we would like the members to share and we are also asking everyone that sees it on the net or Facebook to join us and share it.

One more veteran off the street!!! Head Office have been working with referrals from Glasgow’s Helping Heroes (SSAFA) for a while now and re homed a few homeless veterans with them, today we have re homed an x Royal Artillery lad with his partner paid for by Soldiers off the Street plus we have three more in the pipe line for re housing with them! Everyone at Soldiers off the Street would like to wish this couple all the best in their new home.

One more veteran an x R Sigs helped off the street today by Soldiers off the Street. We have moved him up to the Craig Barber House and there we will be getting him all the help he needs before moving him on into a place of his own.

One more veteran helped off the street today by Soldiers off the Street in Scotland the charity have made all the payments for this veteran an X Scots Guards to move into a place he can call his home. Everyone at Soldiers off the Street would like to wish this veteran all the best in his new home.

Here is one of Soldiers off the Streets volunteers and veteran Thelma Jakes (Wales Got Talent 2018 Semi Finalist) and just entered Britons got talent. Thelma has had some very bad times in her life that she is getting through I am sure everyone will wish this lady good luck and all the best in her future life! Please listen to On my own from "Les Mis" sung by Thelma!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6pMsVSTv C8&feature=share

We have one of our lads (an X Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders) moving out of the Craig Barber House where he has been staying off the streets into a place of his own plus a full time job all funded by Soldiers off the Street! I am sure everyone will wish this lad all the best for his future.

I would like all members to know that Soldiers off the Street (SOTS) support the Veterans Advocacy (Nth Lincs) 100% and that Charlie and Nance who run the Veterans Advocacy (Nth Lincs) are the official coordinators for SOTS so if there is anyone in the Lincs area that would like to volunteer please PM us your contact information and we will pass it onto the Lincs outreach to make contact with you! Thank you.