A recent report by Homeless Link reveals that at the end of September 2015 there were 68,560 households living in temporary accommodation, a 13% increase on the same time the previous year. Over three-quarters of these households, 53,480 in total, contained children and/or a pregnant woman. The number of households living in bed and breakfast […]
Faced with a harsh winter and a difficult economic situation, some Iranian citizens have organised spontaneous outdoor charity drives to help local homeless people. But the “walls of kindness” appearing in major Iranian cities have also generated an online debate about official efforts to help the poor, says a BBC report. The idea started in […]
Homeless in the ‘Mile-High City’ of Denver, Colrado, had themselves a marijuana-filled Christmas. Cannabis Can, a non-profit organisation hit the streets of the city on Christmas Eve and gave away 1,000 free, pre-rolled joints to the city’s less homeless, ABC news reported. Nick Dicenzo, the founder of Cannabis Can, said they are trying to educate […]
It’s business as usual for all Sefton Supported Housing Group projects over the holiday period, as each organisation will continue to provide their normal service opening times. The Sit-Up Service for rough sleepers at Bosco House, the Sead Project and Leyland Road, will operate as usual, 8pm to 8am, each night. This means that no […]
Bosco House is to pilot a new approach to helping chaotic drinkers reduce the harm from the alcohol they are consuming. The aim of the programme is to help clients gain control over their drinking by allowing them to have an agreed amount of alcohol at set times during the day. This is part of […]
New Start has been working in partnership with Liverpool Citizen Advice Partnership since April 2015 to deliver the Improving Financial Confidence Programme. New Start is a host Hub providing support to volunteers to enable them to provide assistance to help tenants manage their finances. The scheme is aimed at social housing tenants, first-time tenants, such as […]
Bosco House was buzzing with excitement at the prospect of a real-life Lord paying a visit this month. As part of the Well Sefton scheme, Lord Andrew Mawson called in to spend some time talking to service users to get the low-down on life in Bosco. The focus of his visit was to find out […]
The minister for local government (whose portfolio covers homelessness) Marcus Jones MP, spoke at the Homeless Link conference ‘Stem the Tide’ on Monday 7th December. He said: “I am delighted to be able to speak at today’s Homeless Link Conference. One person without a home is one too many, and our efforts over the past […]
Hollywood superstar, George Clooney, has launched a campaign to feed the homeless at Christmas by donating the first £5. The appeal aims to feed thousands of homeless people in Scotland on Christmas Day and throughout 2016. The movie star actor, 54, was filmed donating £5 and urged other people to do the same. People can […]
Following recent changes in the law around the availability of naloxone, the lifesaving antidote for heroin and other opioid overdoses, Homeless Link has produced new guidance to help integrate this vital intervention into services for the homeless. The guidance has been produced in response to concerns around rising numbers of heroin-related deaths nationally – up […]
