Advice On Reducing The Harm From Coronavirus For The Homeless

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The homeless and rough sleepers are potentially at greater risk of contracting and spreading the Coronavirus (COVID-19) and, if they have any underlying health conditions – which many do – the infection could be very serious or even fatal. So, Bosco has produced a brief information leaflet to get the safe hygiene message across to […]

Volunteers Sought For Liverpool Homeless Football Club

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Our lovely friends over at Liverpool Homeless Football Club are looking for new volunteers to aid training and match day sessions for the arrival of their new football season. Volunteering at LHFC includes physical elements, such as training and refereeing, as well as catering skills such as preparing meals and serving cups of tea during […]

Safe Spaces Needed For The Homeless During The Pandemic

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Safe spaces must be provided for the homeless and other vulnerable people to self-isolate, ministers are being told. Lib Dem MP Layla Moran is calling for empty offices to be requisitioned to ensure the homeless are treated with dignity as the coronavirus spreads. Proposed new laws, reportedly giving the police the power to arrest anyone with […]

Coronavirus! Advice For The Homeless Sector

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In the past week, panic over the spread of the coronavirus has gone global. But what are the risks to one of our most vulnerable groups – the homeless – and those that work with them? The wonderful folk over at Homeless Link have provided some crucial guidance for the sector, which we have copied […]

Government Promises More Cash To Get Rough Sleepers Off The Streets

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The Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, has announced that an extra £236 million will be made available to help get people off the streets, offering accommodation for up to 6,000 rough sleepers. Freedom of Information figures revealed that 28,000 people slept rough over a 12-month period across the UK – more than five times the 4,677 […]

Dramatic Rise In Hospital Admissions For Rough Sleepers

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The number of rough sleepers being admitted to hospital has risen by 130% over the past five years – and more than 500 admissions each week now relate to homelessness. A report into the issue by the King’s Fund revealed that nearly 28,000 people were admitted to hospital in England with a primary or secondary […]

Is Sefton Council ‘Failing’ The Homeless?

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Questions have been raised about whether a Merseyside council has “failed” some people with drug and alcohol problems. In an adult social care and health overview and scrutiny committee, Sefton Council members heard how the borough has a higher number of drug-related deaths and rates of Hepatitis C than the national average, reports the Liverpool Echo. Members also […]

Nando’s Feeds The Homeless Of Birkenhead Dozens of homeless people have enjoyed the generosity of a local Nando’s branch which has been supplying free meals for months.  The Bromborough restaurant has an arrangement with Wirral’s Homeless Community Interest Company (CIC), a non-profit organisation that supplies the homeless with food 365 nights a year, reports the Liverpool Echo. One night each month, Nando’s supplies around 20 meals to the company, which delivers food to the YMCA night shelter in Whetstone Lane, Birkenhead – amounting to roughly 240 meals a year.  The CIC calls on an army of volunteer cooks and drivers to prepare food at home and then deliver it to where it is needed. On its Facebook page, director Graham Wilson shared a picture of Nando’s tasty offering, saying: “Our friends over at Nando’s in Bromborough supplying all the meals tonight. We spend £150 + at Domino’s every month treating our local homeless folk which is fine by us but for the record Nando’s never charge us a penny and supply every month.” Speaking to the ECHO, Mr Wilson said: “At the moment we are supplying about 22-24 meals a night, depending on the weather. Our meals are prepared fresh but every now and then we all like a treat or a takeaway. It puts a smile on their faces and a lot of the time they don’t have a lot to look forward to.” In response to the post, commentators heaped praise on the Nando’s staff. Toni Malloney wrote: “Wonderful kindness from Nando’s and thanks for your hard work Wirral Homeless.” Pat Merrick said: “Things like this make me opt to go here when out looking for food!” Greg Hughes added: “Great to see Nando’s. well done. Makes me want to support Nando’s as a business now.” Mr Wilson said Wirral’s Homeless CIC calls on a group of around 100 volunteer cooks, a group known as Wirral’s Homeless Angels. He said the Nando’s restaurant manager is a member of the group and the gesture started from there. The company has also recruited youngsters in schools across the Wirral who help prepare meals. Well done Nando’s!

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Nando’s Feeds The Homeless Of BirkenheadDozens of homeless people have enjoyed the generosity of a local Nando’s branch which has been supplying free meals for months. The Bromborough restaurant has an arrangement with Wirral’s Homeless Community Interest Company (CIC), a non-profit organisation that supplies the homeless with food 365 nights a year, reports the Liverpool Echo. One […]

Number Of Rough Sleepers Five Times Higher Than Government Estimates

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More than 28,000 people in the UK were recorded sleeping rough in 12 months, research by the BBC has suggested. In England five times as many rough sleepers were seen by councils in the year than reported in official figures, which are a one-night snapshot. Labour’s shadow housing secretary, John Healey, has called for an […]

Don’t Bed Down In A Bin!

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From April to December 2019, Biffa employees recorded 109 “near-misses” or encounters with people either sleeping in or near its bins. The number of deaths of homeless people sleeping in bins has soared over the past five years, a new report has revealed. Increasing levels of homelessness in the UK has been blamed for the rising […]