Each year, our lovely consortium colleagues at Venus arrange a Christmas party for families from across Sefton – and you can help! The families Venus works with are often from disadvantaged backgrounds and facing difficult issues such as domestic abuse, low income and benefit sanctions. This means that Christmas can be an extremely difficult time for them. […]
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On Tuesday, October 10th, a number of Merseyside organisations took part in the 10th Anniversary of Liverpool Homeless FC. The monthly event takes place on the last Tuesday of every month and has been the foundation for Liverpool Homeless FC’s eleven-a-side team. Ste Barton, organiser of the event, manages to assemble a team of volunteers […]
https://seftonsupportedhousing.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/SSHG_Logo_RGB.png00Jamie Leeminghttps://seftonsupportedhousing.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/SSHG_Logo_RGB.pngJamie Leeming2017-10-24 16:48:342020-02-25 15:23:05Tenth Anniversary of Liverpool Homeless FC
Mentor and Adfam have launched a joint publication to help parents and carers understand the complexities of new psychoactive substances (NPS). The revised guide, ‘Talking with your children about New Psychoactive Substances and Club Drugs – A Handbook for Parents and Carers’, will be available as a free download and includes information on the range […]
https://seftonsupportedhousing.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/SSHG_Logo_RGB.png00Jamie Leeminghttps://seftonsupportedhousing.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/SSHG_Logo_RGB.pngJamie Leeming2017-10-24 16:47:572020-02-25 15:23:21New Parents & Carers Handbook On Young People And Drugs
Our consortium colleagues at New Start are seeking to employ a Weekend Support Practitioner to provide support to homeless people with some complex needs. New Start’s Adult Services comprise of a range of supported accommodation projects across the Liverpool area in which structured, housing-related support is facilitated by Keyworkers, running parallel with service user tenancies. This […]
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Gusts of up to 80mph will batter Ireland, with warnings that it could pose a ‘danger to life’ with a Met Office spokesman warning Ophelia has ‘the potential to cause more devastation than any storm we’ve ever had’. Rough sleepers are being offered beds for the night as Ireland faces its worst storm in 56 […]
https://seftonsupportedhousing.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/SSHG_Logo_RGB.png00Jamie Leeminghttps://seftonsupportedhousing.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/SSHG_Logo_RGB.pngJamie Leeming2017-10-16 22:36:172017-10-16 22:36:17Homeless Given Shelter From The Hurricane In Ireland
A report by the Local Government Association (LGA) found that the demand for help has increased by 130% in eight years and predicts the rate will double by 2025. People over the age of 60 are now twice as likely to register with local councils as homeless than they were seven years ago, with the […]
https://seftonsupportedhousing.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/SSHG_Logo_RGB.png00Jamie Leeminghttps://seftonsupportedhousing.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/SSHG_Logo_RGB.pngJamie Leeming2017-10-16 22:35:312017-10-16 22:35:31The Elderly Are Hit Hard By Homelessness
A major independent report into rough sleeping in Liverpool calls for a change in legislation that prevents people from claiming support. As well as calling on the Government to urgently review how those with no address can claim benefits, the ‘Routes out of Rough Sleeping’ report also identifies failings within the health service to meet the […]
https://seftonsupportedhousing.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/SSHG_Logo_RGB.png00Jamie Leeminghttps://seftonsupportedhousing.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/SSHG_Logo_RGB.pngJamie Leeming2017-10-12 16:36:552017-10-12 16:36:55Routes Out Of Rough Sleeping For Liverpool’s Homeless
More than 21,000 homeless people have been admitted to hospital with problems relating to drink and drugs over the past three years. A BBC investigation found the number of people of no fixed abode admitted for drug addiction increased by about a quarter between 2014 and 2016. The government said the issue was “complex” with […]
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The founder of The Big Issue says that homelessness in the UK has reached a state of emergency. Lord John Bird, 71, said that UK Governments have wasted hundreds of thousands of pounds to prolong poverty, rather than working to prevent it. The social entrepreneur and homelessness activist says that we’re sleepwalking straight into a […]
https://seftonsupportedhousing.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/SSHG_Logo_RGB.png00Jamie Leeminghttps://seftonsupportedhousing.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/SSHG_Logo_RGB.pngJamie Leeming2017-10-12 16:34:312020-02-25 15:24:11A Declaration Of War On Poverty
A cold weather shelter for rough sleepers in Liverpool city centre could save lives this winter, a police superintendent says. Liverpool City Council wants to use the ground floor of a building in Camden Street, off London Road, as a severe weather night facility for homeless people between October and March. The council has applied […]
https://seftonsupportedhousing.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/SSHG_Logo_RGB.png00Jamie Leeminghttps://seftonsupportedhousing.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/SSHG_Logo_RGB.pngJamie Leeming2017-10-02 17:09:092017-10-02 17:09:09Cold Weather Shelter To Open In Liverpool
Venus Raising Money For Their Xmas Party
/in News /by Jamie LeemingEach year, our lovely consortium colleagues at Venus arrange a Christmas party for families from across Sefton – and you can help! The families Venus works with are often from disadvantaged backgrounds and facing difficult issues such as domestic abuse, low income and benefit sanctions. This means that Christmas can be an extremely difficult time for them. […]
Tenth Anniversary of Liverpool Homeless FC
/in News /by Jamie LeemingOn Tuesday, October 10th, a number of Merseyside organisations took part in the 10th Anniversary of Liverpool Homeless FC. The monthly event takes place on the last Tuesday of every month and has been the foundation for Liverpool Homeless FC’s eleven-a-side team. Ste Barton, organiser of the event, manages to assemble a team of volunteers […]
New Parents & Carers Handbook On Young People And Drugs
/in News /by Jamie LeemingMentor and Adfam have launched a joint publication to help parents and carers understand the complexities of new psychoactive substances (NPS). The revised guide, ‘Talking with your children about New Psychoactive Substances and Club Drugs – A Handbook for Parents and Carers’, will be available as a free download and includes information on the range […]
Exciting Job Opportunity At New Start
/in News /by Jamie LeemingOur consortium colleagues at New Start are seeking to employ a Weekend Support Practitioner to provide support to homeless people with some complex needs. New Start’s Adult Services comprise of a range of supported accommodation projects across the Liverpool area in which structured, housing-related support is facilitated by Keyworkers, running parallel with service user tenancies. This […]
Homeless Given Shelter From The Hurricane In Ireland
/in News /by Jamie LeemingGusts of up to 80mph will batter Ireland, with warnings that it could pose a ‘danger to life’ with a Met Office spokesman warning Ophelia has ‘the potential to cause more devastation than any storm we’ve ever had’. Rough sleepers are being offered beds for the night as Ireland faces its worst storm in 56 […]
The Elderly Are Hit Hard By Homelessness
/in News /by Jamie LeemingA report by the Local Government Association (LGA) found that the demand for help has increased by 130% in eight years and predicts the rate will double by 2025. People over the age of 60 are now twice as likely to register with local councils as homeless than they were seven years ago, with the […]
Routes Out Of Rough Sleeping For Liverpool’s Homeless
/in News /by Jamie LeemingA major independent report into rough sleeping in Liverpool calls for a change in legislation that prevents people from claiming support. As well as calling on the Government to urgently review how those with no address can claim benefits, the ‘Routes out of Rough Sleeping’ report also identifies failings within the health service to meet the […]
Drink And Drug Problems Soar Amongst The Homeless
/in News /by Jamie LeemingMore than 21,000 homeless people have been admitted to hospital with problems relating to drink and drugs over the past three years. A BBC investigation found the number of people of no fixed abode admitted for drug addiction increased by about a quarter between 2014 and 2016. The government said the issue was “complex” with […]
A Declaration Of War On Poverty
/in News /by Jamie LeemingThe founder of The Big Issue says that homelessness in the UK has reached a state of emergency. Lord John Bird, 71, said that UK Governments have wasted hundreds of thousands of pounds to prolong poverty, rather than working to prevent it. The social entrepreneur and homelessness activist says that we’re sleepwalking straight into a […]
Cold Weather Shelter To Open In Liverpool
/in News /by Jamie LeemingA cold weather shelter for rough sleepers in Liverpool city centre could save lives this winter, a police superintendent says. Liverpool City Council wants to use the ground floor of a building in Camden Street, off London Road, as a severe weather night facility for homeless people between October and March. The council has applied […]