CoPE Help the Homeless

The Rainbow of Hope is a Cardiff based Charity run by Elizabeth Atkins. For the last 14 years she has been providing practical help, advice and support for homeless people, asylum seekers and those living in poverty. She accepts practical donations, clothing, blankets, books, toiletries, food etc. and distributes them to those in need.

Before Christmas the CoPE group designed and made Christmas cards to be distributed to people who are helped by the Charity and also a certificate for Rainbow of Hope to send to organisations thanking them for their contributions.

Elizabeth and her team operate a mobile soup kitchen every night in Cardiff city centre which feeds approximately 50 people. The CoPE group decided they would like to continue to offer support by preparing basic food parcels once a fortnight consisting of filled rolls and small cakes – enough to feed a homeless person for 1 night at least. This is another example of the community work which the CoPE group are involved in as part of their qualification but if anybody else is interested in supporting the charity please see Miss Purcell.