A local council has caused a storm of protest on Twitter after adverts depicting homeless people as fraudsters and drug users. Two bus-stop ads for Nottingham’s ‘#givesmart’ campaign, which launched last week, read: “Begging: Watch your money go to a fraud” and “Begging: Watch your money go up in smoke”. But the messages sparked fury […]
One city in America has come up with a novel way of addressing the issue of homelessness – a tax on marijuana. City officials in Los Angeles are reportedly thinking of using some of the tax revenue generated from the local medical marijuana industry to build more affordable housing units for local residents. The local […]
In last week’s budget, chancellor George Osborne announced a series of measures to help curb rising levels of homelessness across England, according to a report by Homeless Link. The Chancellor said (without a hint of irony): “We’re not prepared to let people be left behind. I am also announcing a major new package of support […]
Liverpool bands Cast and The Farm are to play a fundraising gig for the homelessness charity Crisis. The show, at the O2 Academy in Leeds on September the 18th, will kick-start a nationwide campaign, called Musicians Against Homelessness, that is being organised by former Oasis manager Alan McGee. As well as highlighting the issue of […]
Staff at local law firm Brabners voted to nominate Crisis as their chosen charity for 2016, as part of their commitment to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). Although Brabners has a dedicated charity committee to organise fundraising events over the coming year, the task actually began before Christmas when staff raised more than £3,550 to support […]
A Liverpool councilor has said that if you want to help homeless people you shouldn’t give them money. Councillor Frank Hont advises instead of giving money directly to beggars in the street your money will have a greater impact if you donate to a recognised charity. Cllr Hont said: “When they [people] see somebody who […]
A South African businessman’s kind gesture has led to another man’s life being changed in the space of just a few days. Entrepreneur Jay Margolis spotted a homeless man cleaning Bantry Bay Beach near Cape Town last week. Siyabulela Magobiyane, or ‘Dan’ as he’s more commonly known, regularly cleaned the beach because he wanted it to […]
The Government has announced that it will put a 12-month delay on its proposals to bring supported housing rents in line with Local Housing Allowance. Over the past few months concern has been growing in the homelessness sector over the Government’s plans to cap supported housing rents to bring them in line with Local Housing […]
A young woman who was rescued by a homeless man after missing her last train home has said she will “never look down at homeless people again”. Nicole Sedgebeer’s story has gone viral on Facebook and been picked up by several national newspapers. Nicole, who was in London for a night out on Thursday, said she nearly burst […]
With Spring just around the corner now is the time to be thinking about digging over the soil and preparing the land for planting. And this is exactly what is happening at Bosco House. But this is gardening with a difference, as project coordinator Alan Matthews explains: “In recent years there has been a significant […]
