Emmaus Enterprises

Emmaus is a secular movement, spanning 36 countries, with 24 Communities in the UK. Emmaus Communities enable people to move on from homelessness, providing work and a home in a supportive, family environment. Companions, as residents are known, work full time collecting renovating and reselling donated furniture. This work supports the Community financially and enables residents to develop skills, rebuild their self-respect and help others in greater need. Emmaus Enterprises is a new social enterprise by Emmaus UK, and the East London Project is a start-up that will partner with Housing Associations and local authorities to improve the SROI of Emmaus UK through the generation of income from reuse schemes.