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Creates an income stream for Shekinah - Creates opportunities for the socially excluded

Shekinah Trading Ltd is the entrepreneurial and innovative trading arm of Shekinah.  A true social enterprise, which works independently of external funding, it benefits the lives of those experiencing homelessness; promotes inclusion and partnership and plays a positive role within the local community.

With many of its staff, volunteers and management team having experienced homelessness, Shekinah Trading Ltd empowers its workers whilst successfully carving out a profit making niche in the highly competitive constructionand service industry. 

With a strong work ethic running through its veins, it provides suitable Shekinah clients with employment and a route to sustainable economic self sufficiency.

Generating a reliable income stream for The Shekinah Mission on Bath Street, Shekinah Trading provides multi disciplined, skilled construction labour on a sub contract basis for building projects in Plymouth and the South West. 

Making a positive environmental impact and reducing its carbon footprint wherever possible, it also provides property maintenance, plastering, masonry, painting and decorating and cleaning services for landlords, local authorities and housing associations.

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Runner Up of the 2010 Michael Whippman Client Involvement Award.  The Michael Whippman Award focuses on the contributions that homeless people make to society. It was set up to challenge stereotypes about who is and can become homeless, whilst also showing homeless people that anything is possible.

Contact:  Steve Weymouth on 01752 601 993

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