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. [...]
Posts Tagged ‘street homelessness’
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 »
Sponsored Sleep-Out 2011
Posted in homeless, tagged rough sleeper, rough sleeping, street homelessness, volunteering on June 21, 2011 | 3 Comments »
This Year’s Sponsored Sleep-Out will take place on the night of September 29th. The idea is to take on a challenge that is worthy of people sponsoring you, with the added bonus that it is related to what Simon on the Streets does. Our aim is also to offer an insight into our work and [...]
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 [...]
Bridging the Gap
Posted in homeless, motivation, practical support, Research, rough sleeping, street homelessness, support work, tagged engagement, homeless, practical, rough sleeper, rough sleeping, street homelessness, support work on May 12, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
In a recent survey conducted in day centres (http://www.crisis.org.uk/data/files/publications/HiddenTruthAboutHomelessness_web.pdf ) 62% of the respondents stayed in a ‘hidden homeless’ setting the night before. That means they were rough sleeping, staying with friends or sleeping in squats. This snapshot data demonstrates that many of those who are homeless are not necessarily engaged with any formal services [...]
Hidden Homeless Research
Posted in homeless, Research, rough sleeping, street homelessness, tagged homeless, Homelessness, rough sleeper, rough sleeping, street homelessness on May 11, 2011 | 2 Comments »
According to some research conducted by CRESR/Crisis: “Rough sleeping may be more prevalent, enduring and ‘invisible’ than we think. The majority of respondents had slept rough, often in ‘out of sight’ locations and with little contact with support services such as rough sleeper teams. Rough sleeping was not an emergency measure for a [...]
Try Again; Yet Again
Posted in emotional support, Health, homeless, Leeds, practical support, street homelessness, tagged homeless, Leeds, outreach, street homelessness, volunteer, volunteering on July 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
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Rough Sleeping, Street Homelessness and Homelessness
Posted in emotional support, homeless, Leeds, practical support, rough sleeping, street homelessness, tagged Homelessness, rough sleeping, street homelessness on November 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Rough-Sleeping People sleeping rough or bedded down in the open air (such as streets, in doorways, parks or bus shelters) people in buildings or other places not designed for habitation (such as barns, sheds, car parks, cars, derelict boats, stations or bashes). The definition does not include people in hostels or shelters or other sites [...]
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