Tag: St Mungo’s

‘Herephones’ Launched To Tell The Stories Of The Nation’s Homeless

Stuart Mitchell

Bright orange headphones have been installed across London telling the inspiring stories of people who have faced homelessness. The ‘Herephones’ are located at the exact spots St Mungo’s frontline workers helped people sleeping rough find safety. Stories of David, Andy, Arwa and Tracey have been narrated by well-known voices to raise awareness of the charity’s work in the homelessness crisis. Nigel Boyle best known for his roles as ‘H’ in Line of Duty, Peaky Blinders, and Humans, as well as voicing popular video games Total War: War Hammer III and Squadron 42 – Star…

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St Mungo’s launches first-ever brand campaign

Stuart Mitchell

Homelessness charity St Mungo’s has launched its ‘We’re Here’ campaign to make more people aware of its specialist services and to garner more public awareness and support. As the cost-of-living crisis and lack of affordable housing bite, the charity is seeing increasing numbers of people rough sleeping for the first time. In London, where this campaign is running, the latest figures show a 20% increase in people sleeping rough for the first time, up from the previous year. However, there is limited public awareness of St Mungo’s specialist support to…

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New Government proposal on future funding of supported housing welcomed by housing associations and homelessness charities

Stuart Mitchell

Providers responsible for more than a quarter all of ‘short-term’ supported housing in the UK, supporting thousands of people with experience of homelessness every year, have today welcomed the government’s plans for the sector’s future funding, which will see housing benefit retained for all forms of supported housing. The Salvation Army, Riverside, St Mungo’s and YMCA have campaigned to ensure funding for supported housing did not move to a local grant funding model, which had been the government’s intention last October. In a joint statement, the organisations said: “We are…

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Nominees announced for PinkNews’ Third Sector Equality Award

Stuart Mitchell

PinkNews has announced the nominees of the Third Sector Equality Award, sponsored by Amazon, at the PinkNews summer reception in Edinburgh, which is supported by Virgin Money and DLA Piper. The nominees are Amnesty International, National Trust, St Mungo’s and Victim support, all of which have shown significant support for the LGBT+ community. The winner will be announced at PinkNews’ annual awards night in London on 17th October.  Victim Support has been a Stonewall Top 100 Employer since 2010, and this year was named a top trans-inclusive employer, working on…

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Mayor joins charities in fight to ensure no one forced to sleep rough

Stuart Mitchell

A coalition of 18 charities has united for the first time and joined forces with the Mayor of London to launch a new campaign to help rough sleepers in the capital. Alongside the Mayor’s record levels of City Hall investment in services to give people sleeping rough somewhere to sleep and access to the support and help they need, the ‘No one needs to sleep rough in London’ campaign raises awareness and sets out how Londoners can help ensure there is a way off the streets for rough sleepers this…

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