Thanks to a 1,006-year-old Roman Catholic charity, British Association of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta in partnership with The Nehemiah Project in South London has created new opportunities for men recovering their life from addiction.
The Nehemiah Project was founded in 1996. It provides a place to live and support for men with a history of addiction.
Most are re-entering society after a prison sentence. The charity has opened a new home in Croydon, on 13th June. It is the first new premises in 18-years, and it has been made possible with the support of the British Association of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta.
The Order is one of the oldest institutions of western civilisation. It is a lay religious order which works around the world with a large number of medical, social and humanitarian projects. It is active in 120 countries, and it has permanent observer status at the UN.
“It’s an unexpected partnership,” admits Nehemiah’s Chief Executive, Dr John Patience. “We were recommended to the Order by Mons. Roger Reader who is a Catholic priest and a prison chaplain whose vision was to see men supported beyond prison. He’d seen what we were achieving and commended us to them.”
The Sovereign Order of Malta are committed to ‘upholding human dignity and caring for people in need.’ A key current focus is on prisoners and former…
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