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 […]

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 […]

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 – […]

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 – […]

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 […]