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Photos from Christmas Day - Wyken Croft
Saturday 2nd December - Help-Portrait, organised by Alan Ranger Photography, sponsored by Xposure and partnered by Crisis Skylight and The Salvation Army.
The Stats:
30 Volunteers - made up of 10 Photographers, 3 Hair Stylists, 2 Make-up Artists, and 15 friends/supporters gave their time and skills to provide.
35 homeless people had haircuts/hair styling
23 homeless people had make-overs and makeup
58 homeless people with a professional portrait print and digital version for download
Homeless gender mix 22 Women (38%), 36 (62%) Men from the Coventry and Warwickshire area
£1,000 raised (to date) for Crisis
Services provided on the day:
Sandwiches, soup, drinks and cakes
Hair styling and makeover
Professional portrait print + digital download
Clothes and gifts to take away (donated by team and public)
Crisis registration/contact for further support
A venue (Salvation Army) to host the event and provide homeless people a day to remember.
A friendly reception, compassionate attitude and respect to their situation and needs.
This is a short audio-visual capturing just some of the great moments and volunteers who made this a really special event for the homeless in Coventry on 2nd Dec 2017.
Help Portrait was one of our highest attended activities in the 4 and a half years we have been running in Coventry & Warwickshire. We managed to engage the most entrenched and hard to reach homeless people in the region and our team were amazed and overjoyed at the turnout. The care, attention and dignity that Alan and his team of volunteers showed the guests was truly inspiring and the transformation and boost in their confidence is something we will never forget. The atmosphere throughout the day was electric and our members were so proud of their portraits that they can now go on to give as gifts, help them to find work or just keep with them as a memory of such a wonderful day.
The feedback from the guests has demonstrated an increase in confidence, trust and relationships with others. These are some of the things that we work on improving with our members every day so the Help Portrait activity has really helped us in carrying out our aims with the individuals we support.
Following the huge success of the day, we are hoping to provide ongoing support to the individuals who attended. Help Portrait has certainly done its bit in supporting us in our mission to end homelessness and we are very proud to have been a part of the event
What did you enjoy the most:
“(it has) lifted me up a lot, it has given me a boost”
“being pampered, paying attention to myself, having my hair and beard groomed. Having a portrait photograph of myself was the ultimate”
“Enjoyed the makeover and haircut (it) made me feel really good, thank you”
“It’s been nice to have a haircut and get a photo for my mum. Really good morning”
“well and truly enjoyed it today, would recommend to everyone”
"It was a really special day Alan and I felt really lucky to be involved"
"Such a privilege to be involved"
"Really successful and worthwhile day, very happy to have taken part in it."
"loved it can't wait to see all the photos"
"A lovely event and experience"
"Thank you for asking me to be part of such a great day"
"Great day. Proud to have been part of it"
"Really good day - I’m so pleased to have been involved"
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