Community Breakfast supporting homeless young people in Norfolk – 9th March 2025

What an amazing morning! we arrived before 9am to get ready to serve 2
sittings of people from the church and community with a cooked breakfast.
The members of JAM were kept very busy firstly getting people seated, then
taking their orders and providing everyone with a lovely full English
breakfast served with toast and juice.

Our “customers” were all delighted with the service they received from the
children of JAM as well as the food and drink provided.
We want to thank the amazing team of adult helpers who worked so very
hard in the kitchen to provide the food to order and fresh tea and coffee.

At around 10:45, after the 2 sittings were completed, the JAM members and
along with our exhausted helpers sat down and had their own breakfast – a
well-earned rest and meal.

By the end of it we had served over 50 meals and raised an amazing £415
for YMCA’s Sleep Easy Appeal which is in support of homeless young
people in Norfolk, of which there are over 330!
Chris also spent a night rough-sleeping with the YMCA, gathering sponsors
before and after the event, which raised over £1,070.

This is the shelter that Chris slept in, some bits of cardboard put together.

He was safe in a compound with 35 other fund-raisers, unlike young people who sleep rough in shop doorways.

We thank all who supported the Community Breakfast and/or sponsored Chris for his sleep-out.