Today we are going to the funeral of one of our service users. In the ten years that I have been involved in this kind of work I have been to far too many of these. As with any other funeral it is a time to reflect on the good memories we have, which really [...]
Posts Tagged ‘emotional support’
Where do homeless people come from
Posted in addiction, emotional support, Health, heroin, homeless, mental health, motivation, Poverty, problematic behaviour, rough sleeping, street homelessness, tagged addiction, alcohol, children, emotional support, engagement, homeless, Homelessness, offending behaviour, rough sleeper, rough sleeping, street homelessness, support work on July 12, 2011 | 1 Comment »
The Children’s Society yesterday reported on the numbers of pre-teen runaways increasing (link below) and the risks that these young people face once they have fled their home or care. The report noted that a child runs away from home every five minutes in the UK and one in three of these will go unreported. [...]
Know your Place?
Posted in emotional support, motivation, tagged emotional support, self image on June 17, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
According to a BBC report today: The UK performs poorly in an international league table showing how many disadvantaged pupils succeed “against the odds” at school. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has studied how pupils from poor backgrounds can succeed academically. It says that “self-confidence” is a key factor in whether such [...]
How do we engage with difficult people?
Posted in Bradford, emotional support, homeless, rough sleeping, street homelessness, tagged Bradford, emotional support, homeless, Homelessness, outreach, rough sleeper, rough sleeping, street homelessness, support work on June 13, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
There are three main strategies that we employ to engage with the group of people we support who have real challenges engaging with support services. They are a regular and committed presence on the streets, to approach people with simple human kindness and a patient / never give up attitude. Our worker in Bradford, Mat [...]
It’s a soup-run, but it’s not about soup
Posted in emotional support, homeless, Leeds, mental health, motivation, practical support, rough sleeping, street homelessness, tagged emotional support, engagement, homeless, Homelessness, Leeds, outreach, rough sleeper, rough sleeping, self image, street homelessness on May 25, 2011 | 1 Comment »
We had a great soup-run in Leeds last night. Our purpose is to provide a good atmosphere for people who are out on the streets –not to attract people to the streets. The food we offer, from our perspective is a means to an end – we are not trying to feed the hungry but [...]
It transformed my life
Posted in homeless, volunteer story, tagged Bradford, emotional support, engagement, homeless, Homelessness, Huddersfield, Leeds, transformation, volunteer, volunteering on May 9, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The first time I got involved with Simon on the Streets as a volunteer it transformed my life. Let me try and tell you why. Nothing can prepare you for your first experience with Simon on the Streets. Mine being the moment when we turned the corner in the Soup Van to see 40-50 people [...]
Changing My Life…
Posted in emotional support, homeless, practical support, rough sleeping, tagged emotional support, practical, transformation on November 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The first time I got involved with Leeds Simon on the Streets Community as a volunteer it transformed my life. Let me try and tell you why. Nothing can prepare you for your first experience with the Simon on the Streets. Mine being the moment when we turned the corner in the Soup Van to [...]
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