South Asian Heritage Month

To celebrate South Asian Heritage Month, our new Art Executive - Sahar Bano Malik, gives us some more information about its conception and shares with us some amazing art and culture created by the community for you to enjoy.

Meet our Kickstarter, Sharyce.

Meet Sharyce, Employment Academy graduate and our new Events Coordinator and Planner kickstarter - helping to create amazing fundraising events at the House.

Employer Partner Spotlight: Noble Rot

Employment Academy: Graduation Success

We celebrate the graduation success of our 18th Employment Preparation Programme. Find out more about what the next year entails for our graduates as our progression team supports them through a guided pathway back into lasting, good work and a secure home.

Employment Academy Graduate Profile: Melburn

Having graduated this week, Melburn talks us through his experience of the programme and how it’s encouraged his ambition of finding lasting, good work in the hospitality sector.

An Audience With... Suited & Booted

We catch up with Maria, founder of Suited & Booted - an affiliate social enterprise that works to break the cycle of homelessness by helping disadvantaged and vulnerable men be successful in their job interviews.

A Big Thank You From Our CEO

Our CEO Rosie Ferguson takes the opportunity to thank you for your continued support over a most unprecedented year as we look forward to the Summer ahead.

Employment Preparation Programme 18 – Participant’s Blog: Paul's Story

Participant Paul reveals the impact of Covid-19 had on his job stability, housing and overall health, and shares how the Employment Academy has provided the support he needs to get back into lasting, good work.

Employment Preparation Programme 18 – Participant’s Blog: Robert’s Story

Participant Robert shares with us his experience of our Employment Academy so far, and what brought him through our Barnabas doors...

Employment Preparation Programme 18: First Week’s Thoughts

We open the doors to our Employment Academy for the first time this year. Find out how the first week went, and the impact of being able to work with our participants face-to-face.

Book your spot in the House or Garden

All the info you need to book a table at the House or in the Garden.

Find out what our panel had to say about good work in hospitality’s recovery from Covid-19.

Our panellists from BrewDog, BAFTA 195 Piccadilly, the Institute for Employment Studies, HR rewired and Helen and Malek, Employment Academy graduates, discuss whether good work can be prioritised in hospitality's recovery from Covid-19.

Employment Academy Good News: graduate launches online coffee brand, Coffeestry!

Tom graduated from Employment Preparation Programme 6 in April 2016, and now he’s launched his own coffee subscription business, Coffeestry.

Learning from lockdown

As we enter a second lockdown period, the challenges ahead of us are considerable and the need for our work has never been greater. Here, we share some of what we learnt during the last lockdown.

House of St Barnabas & GAIKA present: A New Dawn - The Era of Reclamation

We are proud to launch “A New Dawn – The Era of Reclamation” - a new series of digital culture and impact events, designed to create a challenging, thought-provoking and radical forum for debate. First up - an installation by critically acclaimed British visual artist, rapper and producer, GAIKA. 

The private members club staffed by the homeless

We're on BBC News, talking about how we support people affected by homelessness into lasting paid work through our unique social enterprise members club.