Terry Waite welcomes charity to new home in the neighbourhood

New offices enhance Quaker Social Action's community presence

by Anna Phillips 22nd October 2009

Staff, supporters, volunteers, trustees and partners of Quaker Social Action (QSA) gathered last week to watch Terry Waite open the east London charity’s new premises in Bethnal Green. Waite, who has recently become a Quaker, spoke movingly of the problems that affect those at the bottom of the economic ladder in contemporary Britain. Drawing on his own experience, he drew parallels between being a hostage and experiencing social and financial exclusion. ‘Once you find yourself in a difficult financial situation, it can be almost impossible to pull yourself out of it.’