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Emmaus (French: Emmaüs, pronounced) is an international solidarity movement founded in Paris in 1949 by Catholic priest and Capuchin friar Abbé Pierre to combat poverty and homelessness. Since 1971 regional and national initiatives have been grouped under a parent organization, Emmaus International, now run by Jean Rousseau, representing 350 ...
Cambridge (/ ˈ k æ m b r ɪ dʒ / KAM-brij) is a hamlet in the district of Stroud, in the county of Gloucestershire, England. It lies on the A38 road between Bristol and Gloucester . It is about 3 miles (5 km) from Dursley and about 11 miles (18 km) from Gloucester .
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Lucie Coutaz (9 May 1899 [1] – 16 May 1982) [2] was a French clerical worker who belonged to the French Resistance during the Second World War and afterwards assisted Abbé Pierre in setting up the charity Emmaus. [3]
Shelves in a thrift store in Indianapolis, Indiana A charity shop in Sheringham, UK. A charity shop (British English), thrift shop or thrift store (American English and Canadian English, also includes for-profit stores such as Savers) or opportunity shop or op-shop (Australian English and New Zealand English) is a retail establishment run by a charitable organization to raise money.
The Lion Yard shopping centre is a covered shopping centre in the city centre of Cambridge, England. [1] Construction work on the centre, which is bounded by St Andrew's Street , Corn Exchange Street , and Petty Cury , [ 2 ] commenced in 1970 and the development contained a library, multi-storey car park and magistrates' court .
By 2011, the charity expanded its reach, serving approximately 2,600 young people and families annually. [2] The charity now covers Cambridge and parts of South Cambridgeshire, using community venues like the Soul Centre in Cambourne. In 2009, Romsey Mill became a Children's Centre, offering Sure Start services to families with pre-school children.
In 1991, following his release Waite was elected a fellow commoner at Trinity Hall, Cambridge. [20] In 1992, Waite received the Four Freedoms Award for the Freedom of Worship. [ 33 ] In the same year, Durham University made him an honorary Doctor of Civil Law . [ 34 ]