Tag: homelessness

Homelessness could cost Government £2.6 billion if it fails to act now, The Big Issue has revealed

Stuart Mitchell

The Big Issue has revealed that if the Government does not take action to address the full £360 million in rent arrears now it could cost them an extra £2,234,025,000 on top of that later. The Big Issue’s Stop Mass Homelessness (SMASSH) campaign is calling on the Government to address the £360 million in rent arrears which was accrued during the pandemic, arguing this could save them over £2 billion in the future. Utilising a study published in 2016 from the charity Crisis called ‘Better than Cure?’, The Big Issue…

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YMCAs across England unite for one mammoth virtual Sleep Easy event to raise money and awareness in aid of youth homelessness

Stuart Mitchell

For the very first time, YMCAs from across England will come together to take part in a mammoth virtual Sleep Easy event on Friday March 26, with the aim of raising vital funds to help tackle the root causes of youth homelessness.   Stretching from Bristol to Northumberland, this year local YMCAs have decided to harness the power of collaboration and community spirt by swapping their usual independent Sleep Easy events in favour of one, united event.    And so, from 7pm on Friday 26 to 7am on Saturday 27 March, hundreds of people across the…

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Amazon Announces Latest Effort to Fight Homelessness—$8 Million Donation to Housing and Homeless Nonprofits in HQ Regions and Company Match For Employee Contributions

Stuart Mitchell

Since 2016, Amazon has made in-kind and cash donations to its Seattle nonprofit partners Mary’s Place and FareStart, including a first-of-its-kind family shelter within an Amazon building for Mary’s Place and classroom and restaurant space for FareStart’s job training program for people experiencing homelessness or living in poverty. The collective value of these donations, including annual rent, is more than $130 million, with Mary’s Place alone receiving $100 million in in-kind and cash donations over the next 10 years. Amazon announced an initial $8 million total donation to Plymouth Housing…

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Charities Join Forces in Public Appeal to Donate Water Refunds to Tackle Homelessness

Stuart Mitchell

Three of Ireland’s best-known charities have agreed to join forces and form a national campaign to ask the Irish public to consider donating their refunds from Irish Water to tackle the national homelessness crisis in Ireland. Simon Community, Focus Ireland and Peter McVerry Trust are planning a major national fundraising campaign to coincide with the upcoming Irish Water national repayment scheme which will see €173 million handed back to almost one million account holders over the coming months. We are joining @SimonCommunity and @FocusIreland to appeal for water refunds to…

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Dinosaur and MHP get together to give homelessness the Elbow

Stuart Mitchell

Manchester Homelessness Partnership and Dinosaur have just launched their latest campaign across social media. The minute-long video, narrated by Elbow frontman, Guy Garvey, aims to raise awareness of MHP’s Big Change initiative. Deciding to give differently for Manchester’s Homeless Dinosaur said of the campaign: “Most advertising agency creatives will be familiar with the Christmas Card brief. Yep, that old chestnut. Never easy, is it? You’re tasked with coming up with something novel, festive and clever… that essentially says the same thing. The problem we had last year in particular was that…

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