We’re excited to welcome our newest board member, Tracy Dickinson, to Emmanuel House.  

Tracy is well known in Nottingham for setting up Tracy’s Street Kitchen, an organisation which provides fresh and nutritious food to people who are homeless in Nottingham. Until 2021, Tracy and her team were running soup kitchens at Trinity Square every Friday evening. Now they are working in local communities and primary schools, providing food for breakfast and after school clubs. They recently cooked a full breakfast for 75 people on Easter Sunday, giving out Easter eggs and goodie bags to people in need.

Tracy is currently working as a chef and support worker at a local residential care home, which supports people with mental health difficulties, dementia and alcohol and drug misuse. She was a teacher for 17 years, becoming Head of Department at a local school. She’s been a chef for 8 years and a support worker for 10.

Tracy has lived experience of homelessness and her insight into pathways of support, mental health and domestic violence will be an invaluable resource. Emmanuel House has worked with Tracy’s Street Kitchen for many years and we’re delighted to welcome her to the Board of Trustees.

“I am delighted that Tracy has joined the Board.  The involvement of people with lived experience is essential to ensuring services are relevant for people who need them. Tracy brings a unique and important perspective to the Board of Trustees as they shape our services into the future.”

Denis Tully, CEO at Emmanuel House

“I’m so excited to join Emmanuel House’s Board of Trustees. I want to help them address issues within the community. Emmanuel House does brilliant work, working alongside service users to find out what their needs are and creating bespoke plans that suit individual people. I want to help with the strategic side of the organisation and help people to move on from their experiences of homelessness.”

Tracy Dickinson, Emmanuel House Trustee