ALLIED BAKERIES SUPPORTS SOS BUS

Allied Bakeries Ireland (ABI) has confirmed their support for SOS Bus by becoming a supplier of bread products as a donation to the project.

SOS Bus CEO Joe Hyland welcomed this partnership and thanked Allied Bakeries for their support. “It is great that we can now offer a bakery snack with a hot drink to those who need our help, especially coming into the winter months” he said.

SOS Bus provides refreshments and support to those in need every Friday and Saturday night in Belfast City Centre. Over 75,000 people have interacted with the project since it began in November 2007.

ABI is the largest plant bakery in Northern Ireland and produces top selling brands such as Kingsmill and Sunblest.

LATEST STATS.....

We have been delivering our service since November 2007 on the streets of Belfast and beyond.

So far we have engaged with over 75,000 individuals and provided indepth support to over 955 clients.

The value of our volunteers time contributed to date = 12,711 hours.

We have over 90 active volunteers and we are currently recruiting new volunteers. If you are interested in being part of this exciting project please contact Emma Hayes on admin@sosbusni.com or ring 028 90 664505.

SOS BUS HEADS TO LISBURN

Over the past few months, SOS Bus has been engaging with residents and organisations based in the Hillhall estate in Lisburn. SOS Bus will initially be working in Hillhall over a 12 month pilot period to deliver Outreach projects aimed at helping residents with some of the key issues/problems within their area.

SOS will take the bus right into the heart of the community once a week and volunteers will work with local residents of all ages to build relationships of trust and confidence.