The Cost of Living Crisis
How much should living cost us? Not little luxuries and holidays, not our hobbies and interests, but the essentials we need to simply survive. For many people across this country the very basic necessities for… [Read More]
The Long Road Ahead
The UK in October 2021 is a place of contradictions. New threats to our way of life seem to be splashed across the news every day – these are both immediate, such as the fuel… [Read More]
Homelessness and the climate crisis
Bleak predictions about the climate have filled the news this week, coming just weeks after London and many parts of the UK were hit with unprecedented levels of flooding. Could this simply be the beginning… [Read More]
The Problem of ‘Access’
All too often, the problem of access is overlooked when we think about the issues facing homeless people. We think about how terrible it must be to sleep out in the cold, or go hungry,… [Read More]
Winter is coming…
Written by Miriam Morris, Executive Director, Church Homeless TrustWinter is coming… And it is going to be a very hard one for homeless people in England. At the start of World Homeless Week, the wind… [Read More]
“Red tape” isn’t preventing homes being built – profit is
Written by Miriam Morris, CEO of Church Homeless Trust. In granting automatic planning permission for new homes and hospitals, the government are seeking to speed up building. It won’t work, and it is a terrible… [Read More]
Hope for the Homeless – Elisha’s Story
Back in May, Church Homeless Trust interviewed Elisha. Elisha is a shelter coordinator at St Patrick’s Church in Brighton and we’ve been supporting her work for some time. She had plenty to say about her… [Read More]
The Universal Credit system must change
Universal Credit, a system campaigners have long criticised for its lack of transparency in decision-making, unjustifiably long wait times and cruel sanctioning structure, has come under further strain in recent weeks as over 100,000 new… [Read More]
COVID-19: please give to foodbanks
In the wake of recent developments, CEO of Church Homeless Trust Miriam Morris urges the public to cease panic buying and think of the most vulnerable in society. Food banks have issued a plea to… [Read More]
Art therapy helps with trauma
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…. [Read More]
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