Emmaus Preston

Kenny Gawne and Chris Riley from DISC did the Morecambe Bay Sponsored Walk on 29th June raising funds for the main charity – Galloways – and Emmaus Preston.
On 7th June Kenny and Meloney Hafeji and raised funds for Emmaus by holding a jumble sale.

Chris Riley handed the raised amount over to Eddie Archer, Community Leader at Emmaus Preston, on Tuesday 2nd September 2008.

Established in 1985, DISC is an independent North of England based charity that focuses on deprivation and exclusion. DISC is a specialist agency, focusing on people who have fallen through the net of statutory provision and who many agencies struggle to help. Our work is structured into four main areas:

• Drug Initiatives: Supporting people to stop using drugs and reduce the harm to themselves and others caused by drug use
• Employment Initiatives: Helping people who are disadvantaged in the labour market to get and keep a job
• Housing Support Initiatives - Helping people to access and retain appropriate and good quality housing across North of England including Lancashire (Compass floating Support Lancashire)
• Children Young People & Families (CYPF): Enabling vulnerable groups to live safely in the community.

More information can be found on the DISC website.

DISC is a local partner of Emmaus Preston.