Cool to be Kind a.k.a Street Support Chelmsford was incredibly honoured to be invited to the opening ceremony of Housing Dilemmas‘ new accommodation and well-being hub last week. We heard some stories from service users who have completely turned their lives around, with Housing Dilemmas’ help. It is heart-warming to know that there are always […]
Change into Action is the online giving platform in the West Midlands that supports vulnerable people and can act as an alternative to giving cash to people begging on the streets. Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council works in partnership with multiple organisations such as CHADD and Dudley CVS to ensure that the money is used to […]
Digital Essex are all about connection and tackling digital exclusion. With that in mind, here’s their latest update you should know about! The UK’s telephone network is changing. Traditional phone lines will be replaced by a digital landline service. This means that calls will be made over a broadband line. For most people, this change […]
“Businesses are generating too much waste, while many charities are in need of more resources. What if we could connect the two?” A Good Thing is not-for-profit company, who matchmake businesses who care with amazing local charities. Founded in 2020, they are now all over the UK! Here’s how it works: If you are a […]
A charity that aims to tackle food poverty, loneliness and food waste, is appealing for volunteers to help turn surplus food into delicious dishes, at a new community meal launched in Coventry. FoodCycle needs more volunteers to help provide free weekly hot lunches for regular guests in a friendly and welcoming atmosphere, every Wednesday at […]
by Liisa Wiseman, Director Modern slavery and homelessness often go hand-in-hand, with homelessness frequently being a significant contributing factor to people becoming victims of trafficking, as well survivors being more at risk of ending up homeless. As the homelessness charity, The Passage, states “We have found that homelessness is a common denominator in the issue […]
The Places of Welcome movement has been growing rapidly across the UK including having a presence in over 15 locations in the Dudley local authority area.The settings for the Place of Welcome are often already established community centres, coffee mornings, libraries etc that have chosen to become part of the network. A Place of Welcome […]
The Good Shepherd is delighted to be staging another exhibition championing the power of art and community as a tool to help people through Recovery. Exhibition at the NAC ‘Recovery is for Everyone’ will run at Newhampton Arts Centre from 13-26 September, during Recovery Month, featuring the varied work of people undergoing recovery from addiction, […]
Imagine being stuck on someone’s sofa for ages, or maybe bouncing from friend to friend’s house, never having a proper place to call your own. That’s what homelessness can be like, not just sleeping rough on the streets. Since the 1990s, SCAH (Solihull Churches Action on Homelessness) has been a total lifesaver for people in […]
Our Street Support partner, Simon Community Scotland has recently opened Connect Hub – a community support space for women, that provides pathways away from and out of homelessness through support, connection and community. Its approach is holistic and trauma informed, offering a much needed safe space, but also opportunities for development and wellbeing. This is […]
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