Genesis Trust Bath

Genesis Trust Bath Genesis Trust is a charity offering hope, support and a future to homeless and vulnerable people. See our website for details.

The Genesis Trust runs several interlinking projects that offers hope, support and a future to homeless and vulnerable people in the Bath Area. More info on our website www.genesistrust.org.uk

Lifeline at The Gateway Centre on London Road - It's open on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 9:30am to 4:30pm. Lifeline is a day centre providing crisis support for people who are homeless, vulnerably

housed or experiencing complex challenges such as financial insecurity, mental ill-health and substance misuse. We can provide food, clothing, small household items, access to a shower and laundry facilities, phones and IT and much more. We also offer one-to-one support where guests can talk to a member of the team. We particularly focus on the home, tenancy matters and financial problems; but if we can help on any matter we will endeavour to do so. Life Skills at The Gateway Centre on London Road - activities on Tuesday and Thursday. Life Skills provides therapeutic courses and activities to support people on the journey from crisis to independence. Life Course at the Gateway Centre on London Road - See our website for details about the course. The Life Course is aimed at supporting people in their recovery from addiction, trauma and poor mental health. SMART Recovery at The Gateway Centre on London Road - SMART stands for Self-Management and Recovery Training and is a programme that provides training and tools for people who want to change their problematic behaviour, including addiction to drugs, alcohol, ci******es, gambling, food, shopping, internet and others. The course runs on Wednesdays from 3:00-4:30pm. Please see our website for more information. Bath Foodbank - operating using a voucher system through an agency. Three distribution centres are open: Lighthouse Centre in Twerton on Tuesday and Thursday from 9:30-11:30 and Manvers Street Baptist Church on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 12:30-2:30 and at St Philip & St James' Church in Odd Down on Tuesdays from 12:30-2:30pm. Genesis Furniture - It is an online eBay shop where we sell quality, pre-loved furniture to support the charitable work of the Genesis Trust. The team are still operating an essential service to agencies, organisations and individuals that support people in need. The shop relies entirely on quality furniture donations from the community.

We want to thank all our volunteers who support Bath, Keynsham & Somer Valley Foodbank. 184 in total! Our volunteers are...
07/06/2026

We want to thank all our volunteers who support Bath, Keynsham & Somer Valley Foodbank. 184 in total! Our volunteers are vital to our support of families and individuals facing crisis. In the last year (April 2025-March 2026), our Foodbank centres have supported 5825 people (2614 of which are children). In the last year, our warehouse and van teams have collected and sorted nearly 84,000 kg of food. That’s a similar weight of a fully loaded 767 airplane. We are so thankful for our volunteers and want them to know how much we appreciate them!

You can read more about the Foodbank here: https://bksv.foodbank.org.uk/



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And we don’t want to forget to thank all our corporate volunteers that give of their time to support Genesis Trust. They...
06/06/2026

And we don’t want to forget to thank all our corporate volunteers that give of their time to support Genesis Trust. They help sort food in our Foodbank warehouse, help at Genesis Furniture, donate essential items like food and toiletries and participate in our challenge events. We had 3 corporate participants who did the Genesis Skydive last April and 10 ran the Bath Half for us last March. Thank you to all the corporates that invest back into their community! You can read more here: https://genesistrust.org.uk/corporate-volunteering/



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An integral part of our client’s journey and what we do at Genesis Life Projects is targeted, focused one-to-one support...
06/06/2026

An integral part of our client’s journey and what we do at Genesis Life Projects is targeted, focused one-to-one support work and intervention. We call this Life Thrive and it encompasses all of the various types of one-to-one meetings we have across all of Genesis Life Projects.

Our one-to-one sessions at Genesis Life Projects are person-centred based on the client’s needs and interests. Sometimes all that is needed is a one-off session; other times a block of 6 or 8 and sometimes it may be more long term. Whichever it is, Life Thrive one-to-ones is about building a trusting relationship and psychological safety. It’s where we strive to ignite hope and create motivation and engagement by identifying and working proactively on issues together.

One of our volunteers, Peter Fergie, supports our Life Thrive project by meeting regularly with Jim. He provides personal, practical and emotional assistance tailored to Jim’s specific daily needs. You can read more about Life Thrive here: https://genesistrust.org.uk/life-thrive-one-to-one/



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05/06/2026

Join us in July for our Charity Gala at the DoubleTree by Hilton Bath. Click here to purchase your tickets today https://www.zeffy.com/en-GB/ticketing/run-for-change-charity-gala

Enjoy welcome drinks, a three-course meal, a charity raffle, and DJ entertainment, all while helping raise vital funds for homeless and vulnerable people in our community.

Date: Saturday 4th July 2026
Venue: DoubleTree by Hilton Bath, Walcot Street, Bath, BA1 5BJ
Tickets: £45 per person

Evening Schedule
19:00 – Welcome drinks
19:30 – Guests seated & charity talks
20:00 – Three-course meal served

Raffle during dessert & drinks
Entertainment & DJ until midnight

We'd love to see you there for a fantastic evening of fundraising and community support.

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Lakeland continues to be a valued supporter, generously donating returned items from their store in Bath, and helping to...
05/06/2026

Lakeland continues to be a valued supporter, generously donating returned items from their store in Bath, and helping to raise funds through donation tins at checkout points.

"Receiving kitchen donations is so much more than just getting pots and pans etc it’s receiving the foundation for a home. For someone stepping into a new accommodation, these donations mean the warmth of a hot meal, the start of independence and the powerful reminder that they are supported by a community that cares about their fresh start." Ann, Genesis Trust.

Thank you very much, Lakeland.

Your recent donation was delivered to The Gateway Centre, our day centre in Bath, where many of the items were put to good use supporting those who access our services. Any remaining items were exchanged for donations, helping to generate additional funds that enable us to continue our work with vulnerable and homeless people in the local community.

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Through our Life Connect project, we also offer a lunch hosted by volunteers from St John the Evangelist’s Church in the...
05/06/2026

Through our Life Connect project, we also offer a lunch hosted by volunteers from St John the Evangelist’s Church in the city-centre. These lovely and faithful volunteers cook an amazing meal every Thursday for homeless and vulnerable people in our community. We want to say a big thank you to the church and all the volunteers who cook and serve these amazing meals. You can read more about Life Connect here:
https://genesistrust.org.uk/food-for-homeless/

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Life Connect is our food provision for homeless and vulnerable people. But it’s more than that. There is something thera...
04/06/2026

Life Connect is our food provision for homeless and vulnerable people. But it’s more than that. There is something therapeutic in setting aside time and sitting next to someone for a meal; an excuse to chat and reflect on the day. It requires so little of us and yet for some that 30-45 minutes may be their only conversation that the day brings in an otherwise lonely or chaotic day.

We believe that the dinner table is a place for community and inclusivity, which is why we are offering these meals in a safe, warm, friendly and welcoming environment for anyone who needs company whilst they eat.

We want to thank our Life Connect breakfast volunteers who faithfully prepare and serve cooked breakfast every Wednesday morning. You can read more here about Life Connect: https://genesistrust.org.uk/food-for-homeless/



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At Life Skills we offer people access to a range of health and wellbeing activities that are practical, creative and the...
03/06/2026

At Life Skills we offer people access to a range of health and wellbeing activities that are practical, creative and therapeutic. Our aim is to provide activities that are relevant and of interest to people, meeting them where they are at in their lives without judgement or agenda, with the hope that our wellbeing activities will be a part of their journey towards a healthier more fulfilling life.

In April we had 6 different courses including a knitting group, walks in the countryside, a gardening group, our Faith Group, a recovery group for compulsive or addictive behaviours (SMART Recovery) and the Life Course. In these we supported 22 different guests.

Our volunteers support our clients at our Life Skills courses. We also have volunteers who faithfully run our knitting group every week. You can read more about Life Skills here: https://genesistrust.org.uk/wellbeing-activities/



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Lifeline is our day centre providing crisis support to help people who are homeless, vulnerably housed or experiencing c...
02/06/2026

Lifeline is our day centre providing crisis support to help people who are homeless, vulnerably housed or experiencing complex challenges such as financial insecurity, mental ill-health and substance misuse. We can provide food, clothing, small household items, access to a shower and laundry facilities, phones and IT and much more.

Last April we had 479 total visits to Lifeline by 129 different guests. This is a 12% increase from April 2025. Our volunteers do several things at Lifeline. They prepare food and hot drinks for guests. Help sort out food and clothes donations. They also provide companionship many times chatting with our guests over a board game. Our volunteers are an integral part to the compassionate community we provide at our day centre. Thank you to all our Lifeline volunteers! More about Lifeline here: https://genesistrust.org.uk/help-homeless/

You can read our article about Volunteers' Week by going to our website, click What We Do and then click News.

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This week, 1-7 June, is Volunteers’ Week. It’s an annual UK-wide campaign held from the first Monday in June to celebrat...
01/06/2026

This week, 1-7 June, is Volunteers’ Week. It’s an annual UK-wide campaign held from the first Monday in June to celebrate and recognise the contributions of volunteers. We will do a series of posts this week thanking our volunteers and giving you some information about our Genesis projects.

Our volunteers are vital to our work supporting homeless and vulnerable people from crisis to independence. They support us in so many ways. They assist staff members and our clients during our Life Skills’ activities. They prepare and serve food and hot drinks at our Life Connect meals. They sort clothes and food donations and prepare food for our Lifeline guests. They collect food donations from supermarkets. Give one-to-one support to our clients. Help with admin. Help run our Genesis Boules teams.
So we want to give a massive thank you to all our volunteers! You can read more here about what Genesis does: https://genesistrust.org.uk/



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