Activities

Homelessness can cause a huge amount of emotional distress and add to existing mental health issues. For people experiencing anxiety or depression, it can be difficult to speak about upsetting memories, or process negative emotions. […]

A group of people recovering from homelessness have gone on a boat trip with their support workers. The Swingbridge narrowboats on the River Wey are staffed by long-term volunteers. They taught the group how to […]

Homelessness deprives people of so many little things that we can take for granted. People staying at hostels may be recovering from mental health issues and substance misuse. They may have moved to an area […]

An album of original piano compositions will shortly be released to raise funds for homeless people. We’ve already told you about composer Vince Pope, who has won awards for his work on TV soundtracks such […]

This is the seventh of our series of short messages on each of the Great Advent Antiphons, used on the last seven days of advent. O Emmanuel, our king and our lawgiver, the hope of […]

This is the sixth of our series of short messages on each of the Great Advent Antiphons, used on the last seven days of advent. O King of the nations, and their desire, the cornerstone […]

A gardening project has paused for the winter after nine successful weeks. People experiencing homelessness have enjoyed a weekly two-hour gardening session at their hostel with community gardening group Incredible Edible. The sessions will start […]

International guests also made their mark during World Homeless Week. Church Homeless Trust was pleased to run a workshop with a group of students visiting London from the Van Lodenstein school in Holland. The students […]

Music is an important way to support people with complex physical or mental health needs to have new experiences. Music therapy was provided for residents of a specialist support centre for homeless people, which houses […]

Homeless women have created a mosaic for the hundredth anniversary of the Women’s Vote. To commemorate the centenary of women’s suffrage in the UK, a mosaic was designed and built by residents of Queen Mary’s […]