Solomon Smith is the founder and director of the Brixton Soup Kitchen, a Brixton based service for the homeless and people in need. Solomon's also been a youth worker for about 16 years, mainly working in Lambeth.
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ORDER OF CONVERSATION:
0:00 - Intro
0:47 - Early Years
1:26 - First Concerns About Homelessness
5:02 - Starting Volunteering At School
6:01 - Life After School
8:21 - What Is The Brixton Soup Kitchen?
9:13 - Setting Up The Brixton Soup Kitchen
14:47 - Youth Work
15:25 - How's Homelessness Changed?
16:36 - Brixton Soup Kitchen Services
17:54 - How Has Brixton Soup Kitchen Changed Your Life?
20:09 - What Lessons Has Volunteering Taught You?
20:50 - How Does Volunteering Affect You?
21:35 - Grants/Funding
24:23 - Rio Ferdinand & Celebrities Visiting
25:45 - Future Plans
27:57 - Advice For People Considering Volunteering/Setting Up Own Charity
28:58 - Experience Sleeping Rough
37:40 - Thanks
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