Sep 07 2020: Freemasons £5,000 donation adds to safety at Emmaus Sheffield

A donation from the Freemasons has helped city homeless charity Emmaus Sheffield to welcome visitors back to its popular second hand superstore.

Emmaus Sheffield is the drug and alcohol free project that provides a home, support and work for formerly homeless people in the city.

Through its Social Enterprise programme it aims to provide meaningful work and enable the people it supports – known as companions - to eventually become self-supporting once more.

One of the charity’s main fundraising projects is its extremely popular second hand and vintage store at the Emmaus Sheffield headquarters in the historic Sipelia Works, close to the city’s Canal Basin.

And with the store now open again in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic - by appointment only - steps have been taken to keep both the Emmaus companions and visitors safe.

A £5,000 donation from the Masonic Province of Yorkshire, West Riding, was used to buy a fogger, an essential tool in helping to prepare larger items of furniture for safe resale.

The donation also paid for a new perspex screen round the store’s counter area and items of PPE for staff and companions.

“The safety of our team and also our customers is our top priority at the moment and this donation from the Freemasons really has made a massive difference to the way we operate,” said Emmaus Sheffield Deputy Manager Charley Fedorenko.

The Emmaus Sheffield second hand superstore is now open 10am to 3pm Monday to Saturday.

To book a visit or for further information about the charity simply visit emmaus-sheffield.org.uk