Shocked onlookers were left “outraged” after spare coats for the homeless that were hung on Dublin’s Ha’penny Bridge were removed. Kindhearted Dubliners began hanging the jackets up earlier this week as part of the #warmforwinter appeal. The initiative drew universal praise on social media with many hailing it as a “brilliant” idea. But footage emerged […]
A photo highlighting the huge imbalance between Britain’s richest and poorest people has gone viral on Facebook – and generated awareness of homelessness at Christmas. Posted in the Facebook group ‘Sh*t London’, Cliff Judson’s breath-taking snapshot shows the plush and extravagant display outside House of Fraser’s flagship store on London’s Oxford Street – while homelessness […]
Homeless people need to be able to stay with their dogs, according to guidance being issued for housing providers. Homelessness charity Simon Community Scotland is working with Dogs Trust to help direct the response to homeless people and their pets. Their ‘Paws for Thought’ guidance highlights the positive role dogs can play in people’s lives. […]
With some 22,000 young people facing homelessness this Christmas, Centrepoint says the writing’s on the wall. The charity is putting the next government in the picture, partnering with four street artists – and agency CreativeDrive – to design and paint large pieces of street art at six London sites. On show are silhouette stories of […]
Staff at a bar in Bristol are helping the city’s homeless to register to vote ahead of the upcoming general election. Rough sleepers are being invited to fill out registration forms at the Bristol Beer Factory and use the bar’s address as their own if necessary. According to the Electoral Commission, people with no fixed […]
The number of people sleeping on our city centre’s streets has been revealed as the council warns there is “no need” for homeless to sleep in the city. Figures released by the council reveal how many people are facing a night outdoors as the temperature plummets, reports the Liverpool Echo. In the last year, 889 […]
Our lovely friends over at Bosco are looking to hire bank staff to work as part of a team that provides quality accommodation and support services for adults. The job is to provide client support services within a hostel environment and to provide cover on an ‘as required’ basis, i.e. cover shifts at times of […]
More than 22,000 young people could be homeless or at risk of being made homeless in England this Christmas, according to a study. Centrepoint, the youth homeless charity, said its analysis laid bare for the first time the scale of the issue among young people over winter, according to a report in The Guardian. The […]
The kind-hearted boss of a Liverpool burger business is going to give up his Christmas day to feed and help the city’s homeless and vulnerable. Thomas Quirk has only been running the Good Burger restaurant in County Road for a few months but has decided he wants to use the business to help those in […]
The Chester squatters have recently been evicted from their fourth squat – but decided to borrow shopping trolleys from Tesco’s store to help with their removals. Leader Wayne Lammond bumped into police officers while pushing the trolleys down Foregate Street, reports CheshireLive. Reluctantly officers agreed the four trolleys could be borrowed but must be returned. […]
