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Chief Executive Jackie Smith said: “We were very saddened to find our Community Homestore had been broken into overnight. The store supports our community, providing work skills for the people we support and invaluable income directly going to the running of our charity.
“The store connects directly to our homelessness community. Residents who live here, known as companions, have often already lived through very challenging circumstances and have come to us to find stability and security.
"The break-in not only affected our income but also created a lo chaos and impacted the mental health of some of our companions. We only hope that this act was driven by a desperate need to support themselves and others, as the ethos of Emmaus is always to help the most in need.