Sofa from home
A sofa is often at the heart of a home. Many of the residents of Emmaus Communities have had nowhere they could call home for a very long time. At Emmaus Communities previously homeless people are offered a safe place to stay and the opportunity to work for themselves and others. Emmaus residents work in the Community’s business which is selling donated furniture, including sofas. Donate or buy a sofa in an Emmaus shop and you will be giving both people and furniture a new lease of life.
We're encouraging people to say what home means to them. Using the symbol of a sofa, we are asking people to submit pictures of themselves sitting on their sofas with a caption explaining what their sofa means to them.
For example:
"A sofa alone means nothing. A sofa with my family on means everything."
To see other sofas and stories, including one from our President Terry Waite, visit our Picasa or Facebook pages.
Want to join them? Email your sofa and caption to contact@emmaus.org.uk
or tweet them to us.
