HopeWorks

HopeWorks King's Arms Project is a registered charity with around 50 volunteers and over 40 paid staff, supporting over 500 homeless individuals each year.

Restore | Rebuild | Reimagine
We break cycles of poverty and loneliness by creating spaces for community, where people find support,
dignity and the chance to start again. Housing and supporting the homeless in Bedford since 1989, at King’s Arms Project we are passionate about seeing those on the edge of society equipped and enabled to fulfill their true potential.

As part of Volunteers’ Week, we’re highlighting some of the current volunteering opportunities available at HopeWorks 💫S...
03/06/2026

As part of Volunteers’ Week, we’re highlighting some of the current volunteering opportunities available at HopeWorks 💫

Some of our current opportunities include:
⭐ Volunteer Pathways Assistant
⭐ Volunteer English Language Club Table Facilitator
⭐ Volunteer Community Threads Assistant

Our volunteers are integral to what we do at HopeWorks, helping us deliver services, create welcoming environments and support the people we work alongside every day.

For all the details about our current opportunities and how to apply, visit the Get Involved section of our website which is linked in our bio.

It’s Volunteers’ Week! 🧡Throughout this week, we’ll be celebrating the incredible volunteers who give their time, skills...
02/06/2026

It’s Volunteers’ Week! 🧡

Throughout this week, we’ll be celebrating the incredible volunteers who give their time, skills and energy to HopeWorks, as well as the people who support them along the way.

Today, we’re introducing our Volunteer Coordinator, Olivia, who plays a key role in developing our volunteer programme across the organisation and supporting all the volunteers who give their time to HopeWorks.

Volunteers are an important part of HopeWorks, helping us extend our reach, strengthen our services and make a difference across the communities we work with in Bedford.

Keep an eye out this week as we share more about volunteering with us. You can also check our the ‘Get Involved’ section of our website if you’re interested in finding out more!

Meet the teams at HopeWorks 🧡Our work is delivered across four key teams, who each play a vital role in supporting peopl...
22/05/2026

Meet the teams at HopeWorks 🧡

Our work is delivered across four key teams, who each play a vital role in supporting people across Bedford.

Our Outreach, Pathways, Supported Accommodation and Refugee & Migrant Services teams each provide different types of practical, specialist support, working with people at different stages of their journey.

From first contact through to long term support, our teams work incredibly hard to make sure people receive the right support at the right time.

We’re incredibly proud of our whole team and so grateful for the dedication, compassion and hard work they bring to HopeWorks each and every day!

We’re proud to share that HopeWorks has been shortlisted for the Workforce Development Award at the Homeless Link Excell...
20/05/2026

We’re proud to share that HopeWorks has been shortlisted for the Workforce Development Award at the Homeless Link Excellence Awards 2026 ✨

This award recognises organisations within the homelessness sector that invest in the growth, wellbeing and development of their staff, helping to create supportive environments, opportunities for learning and strong, sustainable teams.

Being nominated and shortlisted reflects the care, commitment and collaboration shown across our organisation every day, and we’re so incredibly proud of our whole team 🧡

56 Miles in May is well underway 👟🧡Throughout May, people are taking on the challenge of completing 56 miles to support ...
15/05/2026

56 Miles in May is well underway 👟🧡

Throughout May, people are taking on the challenge of completing 56 miles to support HopeWorks. Every mile completed and every pound raised helps provide safety, support and hope to people who need it most in our community.

We asked some of the people taking part why they decided to get involved this year and to share a little about what the challenge means to them.

Whether you’re walking, running or cycling, there’s still time to join in!

If you’d like to get involved or to donate, you can find the JustGiving link in our bio or drop us a message for more information 🏃

12/05/2026

We are currently running low on tinned and packeted foods and would really appreciate the support of our local community.

Items such as tinned soup, beans, vegetables, meat, fish, pasta, noodles, rice, cereal, tea, coffee, and other long-life foods make a huge difference to people facing difficult circumstances.

If you are able to donate even a few items, it would be greatly appreciated and a real blessing to many.

Thank you for your kindness, generosity, and continued support.

Items can be brought to our centre at:
56 Harpur St, Bedford
MK40 2QT
9am-4pm.

Thank you!

What we do at HopeWorks 👈Every day looks different at HopeWorks, because every person’s journey is different.It often st...
11/05/2026

What we do at HopeWorks 👈

Every day looks different at HopeWorks, because every person’s journey is different.

It often starts with a knock at the door. A place to take a breath, a shower, have a coffee and reconnect.

Through everything we do, from Outreach to community spaces, Pathways courses and Supported Housing, we’re here to walk alongside people as they move forward in their own time.

Find out more about what we do or how to get involved via the link in our bio 🔗

Address

56 Harpur Street
Bedford
MK402QT

Website

https://linktr.ee/Hopeworksuk

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