Tag: Shelter

Shelter Launches New Christmas Gifts and Essentials Range

Stuart Mitchell

For thousands of people around the country, this will be a difficult winter. Rising rents and skyrocketing bills are forcing families to make impossible decisions between paying their rent, heating their homes and putting food on the table. Shelter’s work to fight the housing emergency and provide practical help and advice to people struggling with homelessness and unsuitable housing, is more critical than ever. By purchasing one of Shelter’s Christmas products, you are helping us to continue to be there for people who don’t have a safe place to call…

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“Resale Therapy” Gets Shoppers, Makers and Donators Involved in the Fight Against the Housing Emergency

Stuart Mitchell

Shelter is on a mission to encourage more people to discover the joys of shopping second-hand and extending the life of clothes this September with our ‘Resale Therapy’ campaign. Not only does this mean helping the environment, but also finding stylish looks, and in doing so, supporting Shelter in the fight for home where new government figures show record numbers of households are facing homelessness.   The total CO2 footprint of clothing in the UK in 2016 was 26.2 million tonnes, with 921,000 tonnes of textiles ending up in household residual…

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Even with postponements 200 clubs support Shelter’s #NoHomeKit and Tottenham warm up in their away kits on Boxing Day

Stuart Mitchell

Over 200 clubs have come together to back Shelter’s #NoHomeKit campaign in its debut year, despite Covid causing chaos for many Boxing Day fixtures. Clubs from across the English and Welsh leagues including Tranmere Rovers and Oldham Athletic, ditched their home colours and wore their away kits in front of a home crowd, in support of those without a home today.  Even though the Premier League blocked its clubs from taking part on the pitch, Tottenham Hotspur showed their support by warming up in this season’s third kit ahead of…

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InPost partners with homelessness charity Shelter to offer free deliveries for donations this festive season

Stuart Mitchell

InPost, the leading out-of-home and eCommerce delivery company, has announced the launch of a new charity campaign — Secret Senda — in partnership with homelessness charity Shelter. The UK-wide initiative, which runs until 31st December, ensures that members of the public can use any one of InPost’s 2,500 lockers across the UK, to send charitable donations to Shelter for free. It coincides with consumer research commissioned by InPost which reveals that the average person is sitting on £400 worth of unwanted items. But despite this, nearly one in five (19%)…

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Above & Beyond launch the Good Fire in Support of Shelter

Stuart Mitchell

A virtual fire delivering real heat… As the Christmas countdown begins, ‘The Good Fire’ is set to take the mantle for the most heart-warming ad this festive period. The virtual log fire on YouTube will raise vital funds for the housing and homelessness charity, Shelter. Virtual fireplace videos are an online phenomenon, and their popularity has soared during the pandemic – as home became a sanctuary from the unpredictable outside world. But that security isn’t enjoyed by the thousands of people facing homelessness this winter. This festive period, to raise…

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