Wrexham soup dragon
Soup Dragon
The Soup Dragon is a service where food is provided for homeless or roofless people. The service is available at 65 King Street, Wrexham, on a Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 5pm to 6pm.
The young persons' project was launched in May 2004, this is a joint initiative with Shelter Cymru and operates in the Wrexham area. This is funded through the Welsh Assembly Government and is aimed at young homeless people aged 16-25.
The project offers a wide range of services, such as: a drop-in facility, specialist housing advice and advocacy, support with substance misuse issues, outreach support, soup dragon - a service offering hot meals 3 times per week; practical help finding accommodation, help finding furniture and accessing grants, and on-going tenancy support to enable clients to maintain their tenancies. The project is well-established and has helped many clients move into accommodation and provided on-going support.
