![]() SCT's hub in
Shoreditch | |
Abbreviation | SCT |
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Formation | 1965 |
Founded at | Spitalfields |
Type | Nonprofit |
Headquarters | Shoreditch High Street |
Location | |
Region served | East London |
Staff | 70 |
Website |
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Spitalfields Crypt Trust (SCT) is a charity based in Shoreditch, London that supports people in recovery from addictions, homelessness, and other complex needs.
SCT runs a residential recovery hostel (Acorn House), [1] a training and development centre, and two social enterprises from their hub in Shoreditch. It runs eight charity shops, drop in centres for homeless people, supported housing projects, and a Housing First programme. [2] [3] [4]
SCT's social enterprises include Restoration Station, a furniture restoration and upcycling shop which collaborates with local artists, [5] [6] and Paper and Cup, a coffee shop. [7] [8] The charity has also worked with local designer Ally Capellino to create tote bags from recycled fabric. [9] [10]
It operates in Hackney, Tower Hamlets, and Waltham Forest, [11] employing 70 staff and supporting over 600 people each year. [12][ self-published source]
In the bleak winter of 1965 a homeless man died on the steps of the vicarage of Christ Church, Spitalfields in Fournier Street, leading the vicar, the Rev Eddy Stride [13] to open up its crypt to homeless men in the area as a soup kitchen and night shelter. SCT was founded that November and opened by Princess Alexandra. [14]
In 2000 the charity moved its base to Shoreditch, and continues to support vulnerable people in the local area. [15] The charity has since held 'sleep-out' events on the steps of Christ Church to raise money and awareness. [16]
In September 2017, Prince William visited several of SCT's services in Shoreditch. [17]