The Trust was established when in 1985 the doors of St Patrick's Church in Hove were opened by Father Alan Sharpe, now retired, to two people without a home and somewhere safe to sleep. Today, Lorica St Patrick's - as we have become known - offers approximately 25,000 bed spaces per year to people in this critical situation and focuses on developing family-style supportive relationships between residents and staff. This is fundamental to the life of the Trust and has been the central theme running throughout the various phases of the organisation’s growth and development.
Lorica St Patrick’s is inspired by faith, hope and love:
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Faith in our ability to give comfort and potential to those marginalised by poverty and exclusion |
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Hope that we are able to make a difference in peoples' lives |
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And bound by the love that unites a caring family |
This is our mission. It articulates why Fr Alan and the church family began to care in a very practical way for the poor, homeless and lonely in our community, while also expressing our inspiration and aspirations. Our vision statement of 'where people are wanted, cared for & loved' encapsulates the combination of the Trust’s values and subsequent actions coming out of our vision.
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Our objectives are:
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To provide and promote the provision of accommodation, shelter and housing |
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To provide any ancillary facilities; food, clothing, physical, mental, educational, and spiritual care and support |
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To provide for people who through age, physical or mental illness, youth, alcohol or drug addiction or dependency, and/or poverty are unable to make adequate provision for themselves |
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To provide and encourage the provision of facilities for medical rehabilitation and treatment, spiritual help, guidance and education and training |
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