For 139 years the Whitechapel Mission have been serving the homeless and marginalised. Open every day of the year, the Mission make a positive and lasting difference to the 300+ homeless who ask for their help and come through their doors on a daily basis.
The Mission could not do this without support from volunteers. In 2014-15 QMSU Volunteers gave up 790 hours of their time to help support the fantastic work of the Mission.
As part of the Clothing Challenge volunteers sort, measure, size, and hang donated clothing, ready for distribution for the local homeless. It sounds like a small task but it's one that makes a huge improvement to the self-esteem, comfort and future prospects of local homeless individuals.
As part of London Student Volunteering Fortnight 9 volunteers, this time not just from Queen Mary but from a whole range of other London Universities including Kings, LSE, City and Imperial, came together to volunteer at the Clothing Challenge at the Whitechapel Mission.
Winston Lo, a Geography student from Queen Mary, told us about the volunteering experience – read more in the following blog.