DSU Sleep Out 8pm Tonight

The aim of the event is to highlight homelessness to the students at DMU and to also raise money for Action Homeless. Alongside this we hope to get more students into volunteering as this event is part of Student Volunteering Week. The sleepers will be staying outside the Campus Centre Building bringing their own sleeping [...]

DSU Sleep Out 27th February

The DSU Sleep Out will be on Saturday 27th February 2010 from 8pm to 8am.
The aim of the event is to highlight homelessness to the students at DMU and to also raise money for Action Homeless. Alongside this we hope to get more students into volunteering as this event is part of Student Volunteering Week. [...]

Students Help Local Charity

Editor: Jonathan Cryer, Senior Fundraiser at Action Homeless contacted me:
Students have teamed up with Action Homeless – a charity based in Leicestershire dedicated to tackling the causes and consequences of homelessness. The students helped to fill lots of Moving-In Packs, which are given to homeless people when they move into their own accommodation after living [...]

National Conference

National Conference  30 January 2010, London
A practical one-day national conference for all who want to know more about accommodation and support options for destitute asylum seekers and people with no recourse to public funds.

Informative workshops: learn from people who run shelters, host and otherwise assist people with no recourse to public funds. A must if [...]

Down Not Out at Christmas

Keith Hart, Editor of Down Not Out – the news agency dealing with issues about homelessness writes:
“I was asked recently to give my views on the Dawn Centre as a service provider for the homeless and its effectiveness and also on how i thought Xmas would impact upon the homeless
As I wrote my reply it [...]

‘I have a vision’ – Chris Burns

I have a vision.
We are all here today living in home’s, flat’s, bungalows. But there some out there who don’t have a home or a place to live.
And Why?
I have a vision.
That one day we all will be helping in shelters. Helping those who need help.
I have a vision.
That I and my friends will someday [...]

Giving the Homeless a voice

A homeless charity has launched a new website and magazine, written by the people it helps.
Action Homeless, which is based in St James Terrace, off London Road, Leicester, launched the two because it wanted to give homeless people a voice and provide them with journalism experience.
The magazine, called Upwards and Onwards, was produced with [...]

Keith Hart’s new ‘Hot Potato’

Has homelessness now become a growth industry, a vibrant and thriving business opportunity, where careers and job security are thought to be as important as the desire to help people out of the cycle of despair and deprivation, whilst at the same time tolerating, condoning and even positively encouraging the negative issues widely associated with [...]

Report – ‘Ending Homelessness Together’

Keith Hart, Editor of Down Not Out – the news agency that reports on Homelessness issues – was recently sent the report below called ‘Ending Homelessness Together’.
Ending Homelessness Together – report

Action Homeless in Leicester Half Marathon

Rob Parkinson, CEO of Action Homeless, Shaun Kirkpatrick, Action Homeless Project Leader and Andy, a service user successfully completed the Leicester Half Marathon on Sunday 11th October. They have so far raised over £700.
Photo on Flickr Photostream – http://www.flickr.com/photos/citizenseye/4005574884/
Action Homeless website – http://www.actionhomeless.org
Article & photos on thisisleicestershire.co.uk – http://www.thisisleicestershire.co.uk/news/Leicester-marathon-just-fun-run-s-marry-thon/article-1410845-detail/article.html

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