Please find links to covid-19 funding support for charities. This is a live document. Please let us know if you hear of any other funding/support sources we can add to this list. Apologies in advance for any duplication. NATIONAL Crisis Fund (UK): https://www.crisis.org.uk/about-us/the-crisis-blog/in-this-together-launching-our-emergency-grants-fund/ A grants programme which supports local homelessness organisations across the UK Charities […]
An artist who emailed 110 councils seeking basic advice for homeless people says only 10 replied fully. Anthony Luvera asked authorities across the UK about access to shelter, safety, food, and healthcare. Of those asked, 41 did not respond at all, while 59 either sent an auto-reply or pointed to organisations or charities offering help […]
We wanted to share two videos on addiction. The first we found so simple and clear. The second, simple again, yet moving. Addiction specialist and author Gabor Maté says dealing with past trauma may be the key to breaking addiction. He says: “Addiction is not a choice anybody makes, it’s a response to emotional pain.” […]
In a recent blog by Trevor Pickup, CEO of The Society of St James challenges the often used phrase “we are all just one payday away from being homeless”. He goes on the say: This conveys some of the risk of not being able to pay rent and the risk of ending up on the […]
As we prepare for a new year we are keen to get people’s feedback on what’s working and what we can improve. To help us gather feedback we are carrying out interviews with a variety of people. If you are happy to be interviewed please contact Graham (one of our co-investigators). Where possible we would […]
This is the 4th year of hosting the Rucksack Event in Portsmouth with an estimated 10,000 plus Rucksacks and donations over the years and every year it gets bigger and better! The Rucksack Event 2017 11 November, 10am – 4pm Portsmouth Football Club, (PITC), Rodney Road, Portsmouth, PO4 8TB The concept is simple, grab a rucksack […]
The Society of St James (SSJ), who run support services for the homeless in Portsmouth, have launched a Christmas card design competition to help them raise funds to purchase two more properties in the city. Support by Portsmouth City Council, the Christmas cards will be sold in local retail outlets. The Competition To enter the competition please […]
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