Services to help the homelessness are gearing up for more cuts to local authority budgets and predict a surge in the number of rough sleepers and more pressure on overstretched NHS and social care services. According to a report in The Guardian, councils across the UK are preparing to close housing support services, refuges and […]
Wirral student Elizabeth Pennington, 20, has photographed homeless people across the country for her project Hear My Voice, which she hopes will raise awareness of the issue. Elizabeth, who studies at Sheffield Hallam University, said the project had ‘opened her eyes’. She told the Liverpool Echo, “When I first started approaching people, I felt quite […]
A young couple who were helped out by a homeless man praised his kindness and repaid him with hope for a new life. Charlotte Ellis says she and boyfriend Taylor Walden were stranded at Covent Garden Tube station when ‘Joey’ offered her his coat and duvet. In return, the pair took him back to her […]
The housing charity Shelter predicted that 1,260 families in the capital will lose their home in the next month and 7,370 over the next six months – the equivalent of a household every 34 and 35 minutes respectively. Shelter based its predictions on government homeless statistics and said more affordable homes must be built. Latest figures for […]
The weather forecast for the North West in the next few days shows snow is about to hit and temperatures to drop below freezing, raising concerns for those sleeping rough on the streets of Merseyside. The Met Office is predicting a snowfall across most of Britain on Thursday, with high drifts in rural areas. A […]
Step Together is a new programme to be delivered by Venus to support women and young women who have had one or more children permanently removed into care. The programme will run initially for 5 years and will provide support to 150 women over this time to address their needs to avoid what is – […]
A local man built a mobile homeless shelter for people sleeping rough on the streets of Cardiff at Xmas – but also helped to reunite a family. Mark Burgess spent £350 making a temporary home for people living on the street. The shelter is on wheels so it can be moved around and contains a […]
New research from Crisis, the national charity for homeless people, shows the horrifying reality of sleeping rough on the streets. A survey of 458 recent or current rough sleepers in England and Wales shows how almost eight out of 10 have suffered some sort of violence, abuse or anti-social behaviour in the past year – […]
A homeless man was very grateful when he was handed 50p by a kind passerby, only to find out that it is a rare coin worth £400! The man was sitting outside Greggs on the High Street in Exeter when he was given the coin, but was quickly moved on by police for begging. However, […]
New Start is pleased to announce that following a recent Ofsted inspection all their Residential Childcare Services continue to remain ‘Good’ in all areas with “outstanding” features. The Ofsted inspection framework focuses on the most important aspects of New Start’s work. Inspectors make judgments about the effectiveness of the department’s leadership and management. They also […]
