Centrepoint, one of the charities leading the fight against homelessness amongst young people in the UK, has unveiled a scheme that will offer those prepared to open a spare room in their home to a young person, a payment of £50 per week to cover their household costs and rent of approximately £90 per week [...]
The Depaul Box Company has linked the traditional “cardboard city” view of homelessness to helping home movers and young people without a home. Those moving house can now purchase removal boxes from the company, with all proceeds going towards Depaul UK, the youth homeless charity. There’s a choice of small, medium and large kits, [...]
The Yorkshire-based charity, Simon on the Streets, has a new Blue Plaque awareness campaign in Leeds, Bradford and Huddersfield. With the aim of remembering in death those too often forgotten in life, the plaques are placed at street level and are a lasting tribute to the people who slept rough in the spots where the [...]
Homelessness on the rise. The Homelessness Monitor, a five year joint project between York University and Heriot-Watt University, shows more people are becoming homeless and sleeping rough in England. The national rough sleeper count rose by 23% by the end of Autumn 2011 (and a further 6% by Autumn 2012). Click on the image [...]
Cambridge Link-Up’s traditional Homelessness Sunday event at the Leper Chapel, once again saw a packed house. The afternoon, on 27 January, saw performers from across the homeless sector in Cambridge provide an afternoon of songs, poetry, music and readings. Special guest was Mayor of Cambridge Sheila Stuart and the event was closed by the Leper [...]
Cambridge-Link Up, the group set up by and for the homeless and ex-homeless community, lead Cambridge’s support of Poverty and Homelessness Action Week. The group is running the now traditional Homelessness Sunday event at the Leper Chapel on Newmarket Road on Sunday 27th January. The afternoon of words and music from members and friends of [...]
A cold, wet day in November was considerably warmed for the guests of Jimmy’s when our new centre was opened by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. As well as the official opening, the couple had requested that they meet as many guests as possible – and we didn’t disappoint. Dozens of current and former [...]
Jimmy’s is delighted to announce that they will be visited by HRH The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge on the 28th November. The visit – the couple’s first joint visit to Cambridge – will culminate with a plaque unveiling to officially open Jimmy’s new centre. During the visit, the Duke and Duchess will meet guests, [...]
The National Zakat Foundation is to open three specialist accommodation and support centres for Muslim women in London, Birmingham and Manchester. The centres will provide an environment which complies with the Islamic way of life. Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-19989961
A study from the University of Oxford indicates that infectious diseases such as Hepatitis C and TB are many times higher in the homeless community than the general population. The study – examining data available from 1984 to 2012 found the prevalence of TB is at least 34 times greater in homeless people than in [...]
