Venus are delighted to announce that they have been awarded 5 year funding to work with women and girls through the Big Lottery. The programme is called “Step Together” and will include lots of individual support, group work, training and counselling to women who are often the most vulnerable and marginalised in our society. The […]
“The single biggest cause of homelessness in England is now private landlords ending assured shorthold tenancies, leaving nowhere for turfed-out tenants to go: sticking-plaster solutions once people find themselves bedding down in shop doorways aren’t likely to result in long-term housing for the thousands of people on the streets.” So said Dawn Foster in an […]
Have you ever wondered what happens to food that is unsold or past it’s sell-by date? According to a new report, over one million tonnes of food is being “avoidably” discarded, of which at least 185,000 tonnes could be used to make safe and healthy meals for people who are hungry According to the Trussell Trust, […]
A new law comes into force this month aiming to ban all substances that have a psychoactive effect. But will it make any difference? Over the past ten years the government has struggled to keep up with the rapidly evolving “legal highs” market because these substances are synthetic and each time a new one hit […]
Venus have announced that they’re looking for a trainee Centre Worker post for their exciting project, Our Place – Sefton Care Leavers’ Centre, working with young people in care and care leavers in their transition to independence. The position is for a 15-month contract. Closing date for applications is 5pm on Wednesday 18th May 2016. […]
Italy’s highest court of appeal has overturned the conviction for shoplifting of a homeless man because “stealing small amounts of food to stave of hunger is not a crime” the judge ruled. Roman Ostriakov, a Ukrainian national, was living rough on the streets in the northern Italian city of Genoa in 2011 when he was […]
The Bosco Walking Group is setting out on an epic journey to raise money for new gym equipment. The walk, scheduled for Friday 1st of July, will take the grueling path overlooking Derwent Water, in the Lake District, up to Cat Bells, along Maiden Moor and on to the peak of High Spy. It is […]
Back in March, we highlighted the Good Samaritan actions of a homeless man who helped out a young woman stranded at Euston station (‘Homeless Man Rescues Damsel In Distress’, news 7.3.16). After the story went viral on social media, thousands of people were so moved by the story that they donated over £13,000 to get […]
A damning new report reveals that, here in the UK in the 21st century, one and a quarter MILLION people each year can’t afford the basic essentials needed to eat, keep clean, and stay warm and dry. Around a third (400,000) had slept rough, begged or accessed a service intended to support complex needs such […]
As part of the Liverpool Echo’s campaign to highlight the plight of the city’s homeless, they have listed six things all of us could do to help out. Call ‘No Second Night Out’. This brilliant initiative between Liverpool City Council and the Whitechapel Centre aims to ensure that no one has to sleep rough for […]
