Homelessness: Thousands sleeping rough in cars, Crisis says

Homelessness: In the UK is at a record high with 170,000 families and individuals experiencing destitution, the charity Crisis has said.

For every one person sleeping rough on the street, there is another living in a car or a tent, figures suggest.

Publishing the new research on Sunday, Crisis insisted the underlying causes of homelessness could only be tackled by changes in government policy.

The government said it is investing £1.2bn to alleviate the problem.

The new research on homelessness, carried out for Crisis by researchers at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, suggested:

Homelessness increased every year between 2012 and 2017
38,000 under-25s and 4,200 over-65s are estimated to be homeless
170,800 households are experiencing the most extreme forms of homelessness, compared to 151,600 in 2012. This includes people who are sofa-surfing, living in hostels and rough sleeping
12,300 people are sleeping rough and a similar number of people (12,000) are living in cars, tents or public transport – double the amount compared to 2012
Crisis released the statistics as it prepares to open up its Christmas centres for homeless people.

Jon Sparked, the charity’s chief executive, said: “This new research echoes what we see every day in our frontline work – that there is no such thing as a ‘typical’ homeless person, and that this crisis is affecting people who range from young care-leavers to pensioners.

“And, while rough sleeping is the most visible form of homelessness, for every person on our streets there are another twelve families or individuals experiencing other terrible situations like sofa-surfing and living in cramped B&Bs.”

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It comes after the number of deaths of homeless people were published for the first time ever earlier this week.

The Office for National Statistics found almost 600 homeless people died in England and Wales last year.

The average age of death was 44 for homeless men and 42 for homeless women, compared with 76 for men and 81 for women among the rest of the population

Crisis blames the problem on a shortage of social housing, housing benefits which do not cover private rents and a lack of homeless prevention schemes for people leaving care. It wants the government to make policy changes.

Earlier this week, Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said if his party were elected, he would repeal the 19th century law which criminalises rough sleeping.

The Vagrancy Act 1824 makes it a crime to beg or sleep rough in Britain.

The party said it was used nearly 3,000 times in 2016 – leaving those convicted with fines of up to £1,000.

The government’s Communities Secretary James Brokenshire said: “No one is meant to spend their lives on the streets, or without a home to call their own.

“That’s why we are investing £1.2bn to tackle homelessness and have bold plans backed by £100m to halve rough sleeping by 2022 and end it by 2027.

“And to stop people from becoming homeless in the first place, we’ve changed the law to require councils to provide early support for those at risk of being left with nowhere left to go, are boosting access to affordable housing, and making renting more secure.”

What can I do to help?
According to Crisis, members of the public in England and Wales can help a homeless person by calling Streetlink. People in Scotland can call the local council.

The location of the homeless person can be reported and they can be connected with local homelessness services.

Anyone who has immediate concerns about the welfare of a homeless person should call 999, the charity adds.

With many thanks to: BBC England for the original story.

Read more: How to help homeless people this winter

 

LAWFULL REBELLION AGAINST CORRUPT GOVERNMENT’S AND PARTIES

So for all the corrupt political parties out there, it is us the people who can get rid of Governments that clearly take away the rights of it’s people. The British and Irish Governments clearly have breached article 61, time for a clear out as money and wealth is the only importance on politicians minds. Homelessness, Austerity, Internment of innocent people, corrupt institutions governed by the Crown and no justice for victims of war crimes the list go on

With many thanks to: Marianne Collins – Irish Republican Martyrs in Ireland.

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CRISIS UK – LATEST APPEAL

Teenage pregnancy. Addiction. Prison. Prostitution. Homelessness.  Emma had to deal with it all alone.

When Emma found herself glad to be arrested, she knew she’d reached a pretty low point.

She told me how she was walking through customs with two kilograms of cocaine strapped to her legs when the officers put a hand on her shoulder – and she felt grateful. Maybe now, at last, something in her life could change.

Emma had a tough start, and ended up pregnant at 15. By 17 she had discovered crack, and fell into prostitution to fund her new habit. ‘Every day was the same,’ she says. ‘I’d get up, wash, and go look for crack.’

I work as part of a key team here that aims to help people like Emma find their way through the most complex challenges, and onto a better life that can really last.

It felt like a huge mountain to climb, but Emma was amazing, putting everything into preparing herself. I think she knew this was her one chance – and the alternative didn’t bear thinking about.

Goal:	£18,500.00
Raised:	£21,073.54

By the time Emma came out of prison, she had a safe home to go to – and six months later, thanks to our support with confidence-building, CVs and interviews, she’d found a job as a kitchen assistant. Today, reunited with her three daughters, she’s supporting her family, and has even started up her own business.

Please can you help others like Emma, by making a gift today?

‘If it wasn’t for Crisis, I don’t know where I would be now,’ Emma says. ‘Crisis definitely saved me.’

Yours sincerely,
Jill Wallis
Coach, Unlock Your Potential Project

PS We want to raise £18.5 K with this online appeal, which is 10% of the total appeals target. Please make your donation today, and leave a personal message for Emma or Crisis if you wish.

My Sponsors

Name	Date	Amount	Gift Aid	Comments
Christine	23/03/2012	£50.00	£12.50	I hope this helps
Kathleen	13/02/2012	£10.00	£0.00
Julie	06/02/2012	£15.00	£0.00	My thoughts are with all the people who need your help, in the cold weather
Bernie	03/02/2012	£500.00	£125.00
Annabel	03/01/2012	£25.00	£6.25
Joanna	03/01/2012	£50.00	£12.50
Lisa	03/01/2012	£22.00	£5.50	This is a late donation from our Christmas Appeal – I hope it helps.
Kyle	02/01/2012	£25.00	£6.25
Ruth	02/01/2012	£10.00	£2.50
Matthew	02/01/2012	£20.00	£5.00
Alan	01/01/2012	£50.00	£12.50
joanne	01/01/2012	£50.00	£12.50
Steven	31/12/2011	£100.00	£0.00
Tarnia	31/12/2011	£50.00	£12.50	I think you guys will spend this better than I.
Helen	31/12/2011	£25.00	£6.25
Christopher	31/12/2011	£40.00	£0.00
Chris	31/12/2011	£40.00	£10.00
saira	31/12/2011	£333.33	£83.33
Margaret	30/12/2011	£15.00	£0.00
Deepali	30/12/2011	£40.00	£10.00
alerona	29/12/2011	£8.00	£2.00
Sophie	28/12/2011	£10.00	£2.50
Christopher	28/12/2011	£15.00	£3.75
Kate	28/12/2011	£25.00	£6.25
Jacqueline	28/12/2011	£56.00	£14.00	This £56 was raised in our Christmas hamper raffle at Stoke Mandeville Ambulance Station. A Happy New Year to you all.
Christine	27/12/2011	£25.00	£6.25	This small gift is donated from small coins collected at our Mother and Toddler group just before Christmas
John	27/12/2011	£50.00	£12.50
dawne	27/12/2011	£20.00	£5.00
Diana	27/12/2011	£10.05	£2.51	A late donation given to us for our carolsinging which has now in total raised £169.00 for your very good cause!
Mary Anne	27/12/2011	£350.00	£87.50
Margot	26/12/2011	£20.00	£5.00
Joanna	26/12/2011	£100.00	£25.00
Christine	26/12/2011	£25.00	£6.25
Jane	26/12/2011	£20.00	£5.00
Roger	25/12/2011	£75.00	£18.75	On behalf of myself and my wife Heather.
ANTHONY	25/12/2011	£10.00	£2.50
mary	25/12/2011	£25.00	£0.00
Judith	25/12/2011	£100.00	£25.00
SUSAN	25/12/2011	£50.00	£12.50
Sheila	24/12/2011	£10.00	£2.50
Christine	24/12/2011	£100.00	£25.00
james	24/12/2011	£20.00	£5.00	hope this will help someone less fourtunate than me… merry chrissmass..james
Patrick	24/12/2011	£30.00	£7.50
Nicholas	24/12/2011	£30.00	£7.50
Rebecca	24/12/2011	£25.00	£6.25
Hugh	24/12/2011	£50.00	£12.50
Geraldine	24/12/2011	£100.00	£0.00	Thank goodness for the help you are giving.
karin	24/12/2011	£15.00	£3.75
Thomas	24/12/2011	£10.00	£0.00
Ros	23/12/2011	£100.00	£25.00	Money saved from xmas excess we certainly didn’t need
gloria	23/12/2011	£20.00	£5.00
Anne	23/12/2011	£100.00	£25.00
Aileen	23/12/2011	£100.00	£0.00
James	23/12/2011	£50.00	£12.50
jeanette	23/12/2011	£10.00	£0.00	on behalf of my daughter-in-law, Luise from Mummy Jeanette x
Angie	23/12/2011	£25.00	£6.25
Antony	23/12/2011	£40.00	£10.00
Michael	23/12/2011	£100.00	£25.00
Jane	23/12/2011	£40.00	£10.00
Patricia	23/12/2011	£25.00	£6.25
Amy	23/12/2011	£5.00	£1.25
Laura	23/12/2011	£20.00	£5.00	This gift is given on behalf of Rachel Haynes
Michael	23/12/2011	£50.00	£12.50
Lynda	23/12/2011	£12.00	£3.00	our office decided not to give each other cards this year, but to put the money towards a donation to crisis.
Irina	22/12/2011	£20.00	£0.00
Marcus	22/12/2011	£100.00	£25.00	Thank you for the great work you are doing changing peoples lives.
Neil	22/12/2011	£20.00	£5.00
nitin	22/12/2011	£5.00	£1.25	Carry on all your good work. God bless you guys.
Helen	22/12/2011	£20.00	£5.00
Royston	22/12/2011	£50.00	£12.50
Lesley	22/12/2011	£10.00	£2.50	Well done
Jennifer	22/12/2011	£15.00	£3.75
E	22/12/2011	£50.00	£12.50	Towards all your good work throughout the year
Elana	22/12/2011	£25.00	£6.25
Mary	22/12/2011	£100.00	£25.00
PJ	22/12/2011	£50.00	£12.50
Paddy	22/12/2011	£50.00	£12.50	If possible I’d like my donation to help Crisis work in Scotland.
Trevor	22/12/2011	£20.00	£5.00
Dawn	22/12/2011	£10.00	£2.50
J	22/12/2011	£10.00	£2.50
Valerie	22/12/2011	£20.00	£5.00
Farzana	22/12/2011	£40.00	£0.00
peter	22/12/2011	£50.00	£12.50
Sheila	22/12/2011	£100.00	£25.00
June	22/12/2011	£15.00	£3.75	Couldn’t find any evidence of Crisis or similar voluntary groups/organizations in Brentwood on line – please let me know if you are aware of any.
Will	21/12/2011	£50.00	£12.50
corinna	21/12/2011	£30.00	£7.50
Anne	21/12/2011	£50.00	£0.00	The only real gift at Christmas is one like this.
Wendy	21/12/2011	£50.00	£12.50
Richard	21/12/2011	£50.00	£12.50
Anne	21/12/2011	£10.00	£2.50
Maureen	21/12/2011	£50.00	£12.50
Arthur	21/12/2011	£25.00	£6.25	In gratitude for our wellbeing.
John F H	21/12/2011	£50.00	£12.50	Is this line secure – there is no “padlock” sign?
Kathy	21/12/2011	£20.00	£5.00	Happy Christmas!
Terence	21/12/2011	£10.00	£2.50
Beatrice	21/12/2011	£60.00	£15.00	Christmas Collection from Cincom Systems
Valerie	21/12/2011	£100.00	£25.00	Initial donation from staff raffle at Plowden & Smith Ltd
joanna	21/12/2011	£10.00	£2.50
Maureen	21/12/2011	£10.00	£2.50
Yvonne	21/12/2011	£5.00	£1.25
barry	21/12/2011	£25.00	£6.25
barry	21/12/2011	£25.00	£6.25
Andrea	21/12/2011	£100.00	£25.00
Rob	21/12/2011	£100.00	£25.00	Merry Christmas.
Rob	21/12/2011	£100.00	£25.00	Merry Christmas.
Gillian	20/12/2011	£100.00	£25.00	Hoping 2012 will be a good year for you.
Sarah	20/12/2011	£50.00	£12.50	For my Aunty Angela, who always puts other people first and asked for her Xmas present to go to this charity- you are lovely!
Liz	20/12/2011	£70.00	£0.00	This is in place of an Xmas gift to my grown up cousin Taan.
Mary	20/12/2011	£50.00	£12.50	I hope to volunteer next year.God bless eveyone at Crisis you do fantastic work!
Dorothy	20/12/2011	£20.00	£5.00
Alison	20/12/2011	£100.00	£25.00
Steve	20/12/2011	£250.00	£62.50
Tara	20/12/2011	£10.00	£0.00	I pray that this small gift will be multiplied a thousand fold
Jane	20/12/2011	£50.00	£0.00
Lesley	20/12/2011	£50.00	£12.50
Janet	20/12/2011	£50.00	£12.50
Julian	19/12/2011	£20.00	£5.00
Louise	19/12/2011	£15.00	£3.75
Joan	19/12/2011	£50.00	£12.50
Jenny	19/12/2011	£10.00	£2.50
Lyndsay	19/12/2011	£20.00	£5.00
Raymond	19/12/2011	£10.00	£2.50	I pray that you will know God’s blessing in all you do in bringing hope to so many.
Wendy	19/12/2011	£10.00	£0.00	Nobody should face the horrors of homelessness. Thank you Crisis for all you do. I will be working with you some Christmas soon. (Not earning so no tax)
Catherine	19/12/2011	£25.00	£6.25
Marianne	19/12/2011	£10.00	£0.00
Carole	19/12/2011	£30.00	£7.50	For Elaine and Roger McGarva, Merry Christmas
John	19/12/2011	£10.00	£2.50	Be Blessed
Celia	19/12/2011	£25.00	£6.25
Peter	19/12/2011	£100.00	£0.00	On behalf of BrandEnergy Research Ltd
Erica	19/12/2011	£50.00	£12.50
Nicola	19/12/2011	£20.00	£5.00
Liz	19/12/2011	£30.00	£7.50
noel	18/12/2011	£10.00	£2.50	5301271536621008
steve and bernie	18/12/2011	£30.00	£7.50	hope this helps someone in crisis x
Anisha	18/12/2011	£25.00	£6.25
Graeme	18/12/2011	£25.00	£0.00
Harriet	18/12/2011	£100.00	£25.00
Liz	18/12/2011	£10.00	£2.50
Andrew	18/12/2011	£30.00	£7.50	Good luck and good courage for 2012!
june	18/12/2011	£20.00	£5.00
Peter	18/12/2011	£100.00	£25.00	Keep up the good work!
Mark	18/12/2011	£50.00	£12.50
Howard	18/12/2011	£200.00	£50.00
Paul	17/12/2011	£16.00	£4.00
Suzanne Margaret	17/12/2011	£10.00	£2.50	Keep on doing what you (Crisis) are doing-you are amazing.May God bless you all with the gifts of Christmas. xx
Alison	17/12/2011	£27.87	£6.97	gift aid already set up see Mr MG and Mrs A Huxtable 1164189
Paul	17/12/2011	£25.00	£6.25
Deborah S	17/12/2011	£25.00	£6.25	part of my heating allowance shared with other homeless charities
sally	17/12/2011	£50.00	£0.00
Malcolm	16/12/2011	£250.00	£62.50
Dawn	16/12/2011	£25.00	£6.25	My son has requested this for his Christmas present. Happy Christmas Jonathan
peter	16/12/2011	£100.00	£25.00
margaret	16/12/2011	£10.00	£2.50
Michael	16/12/2011	£25.00	£6.25
Frank	16/12/2011	£15.00	£3.75
Nicola	16/12/2011	£50.00	£12.50
Robert	16/12/2011	£100.00	£25.00
Julia	16/12/2011	£46.36	£11.59	Raised by everyone at Alamy
JULIE	15/12/2011	£50.00	£12.50	In memory of Sister Mary John, an inspirational headteacher devoted to working with the homeless, who sadly died this year. I cannot possibly make the difference she did, but I hope this helps.
Geoff	15/12/2011	£50.00	£12.50
Ann	15/12/2011	£50.00	£12.50
Nina	15/12/2011	£5.00	£0.00	Merry Christmas. Love & Light.
William	15/12/2011	£20.00	£5.00
stephanie	15/12/2011	£25.00	£6.25
Jim	15/12/2011	£15.00	£3.75	A small contribution to those less fortunate than myself. God speed and good luck to those who benefit Jim.
Martin	15/12/2011	£20.00	£5.00
rod	14/12/2011	£30.00	£7.50
Rebecca	14/12/2011	£30.00	£7.50	Merry Christmas and good luck. xxx
Gordon	14/12/2011	£10.00	£2.50
Gordon	14/12/2011	£10.00	£2.50
Alison	14/12/2011	£25.00	£0.00
Roger	14/12/2011	£100.00	£25.00
LIz	14/12/2011	£40.00	£10.00
JEAN	13/12/2011	£80.00	£20.00	From Matt – hope it helps
Gay	13/12/2011	£50.00	£12.50
Babs	13/12/2011	£25.00	£6.25	Merry Christmas to all
George	13/12/2011	£50.00	£12.50
Julie	12/12/2011	£65.00	£16.25
Carole	12/12/2011	£20.00	£5.00
Gordon	12/12/2011	£25.00	£6.25	Happy Xmas
Ruth	12/12/2011	£100.00	£25.00
grahame	12/12/2011	£50.00	£12.50
malcolm and iris	12/12/2011	£100.00	£25.00	you can make better use of this fuel allowance than we could.
Elizabeth	12/12/2011	£200.00	£50.00	This is my fuel allowance which I don’t need and would like you to have.
jan	11/12/2011	£500.00	£125.00	hope this helps to make life better for others like emma and give them the help they need to get their lives on track.
Isobel	11/12/2011	£100.00	£25.00	Please use the money in any way in your wonderful work. Thank you for all the time, work and love you give to some of the most vulnerable people in society.
rosemary	11/12/2011	£100.00	£0.00
Marilyn	11/12/2011	£25.00	£6.25
Ken	11/12/2011	£100.00	£25.00
Margaret	10/12/2011	£50.00	£0.00
Sebastian	10/12/2011	£150.00	£37.50
David	10/12/2011	£20.00	£5.00
Sam	10/12/2011	£30.00	£7.50
Mark	10/12/2011	£50.00	£12.50
Brian	10/12/2011	£25.00	£6.25
Iain	09/12/2011	£100.00	£25.00	We will have food and presents at Christmas witn our family and grandchildren. This is a token of sharing
Andrew	09/12/2011	£5.00	£0.00
Harold Kenneth	09/12/2011	£50.00	£12.50	This is one half of my senior’s heating allowance, which I don’t need; the other half is going to another charity I support
Cheryl	09/12/2011	£30.00	£7.50
Wendy	08/12/2011	£50.00	£12.50	This gift is equivalent to the amount I would have spent on Christmas cards, and is given with my very best wishes and in the true spirit of Christmas.
claire	08/12/2011	£2.00	£0.00	In memory of Angie who just passed, she’d had a hard life. my you be free of pain & suffering my friend.
Edna	08/12/2011	£30.00	£0.00
george	08/12/2011	£50.00	£12.50
Maxine	08/12/2011	£15.00	£0.00	blessings this christmas xx
RC	07/12/2011	£35.00	£0.00
Jenny	07/12/2011	£10.00	£0.00
David	07/12/2011	£50.00	£12.50	I am happy to give and fortunate to be able to do so.
Jenny	07/12/2011	£50.00	£12.50
Claire	07/12/2011	£100.00	£0.00
Claire	07/12/2011	£100.00	£0.00
Cathy	07/12/2011	£50.00	£12.50	Wishing you happiness and hope this Christmas
Simon	06/12/2011	£25.00	£6.25	Happiness to you
Liz	05/12/2011	£100.00	£25.00
Mary	05/12/2011	£150.00	£37.50
Adrian	05/12/2011	£25.00	£6.25
Sara	05/12/2011	£200.00	£50.00	Glad to be able to help. God bless you and the great work you are doing.
john	05/12/2011	£25.00	£6.25
Arden	05/12/2011	£20.00	£5.00
Tricia	05/12/2011	£250.00	£62.50
Christopher	04/12/2011	£25.00	£0.00	You never know when ill fortune will come,we need to provide for everyone
Peter	04/12/2011	£40.00	£10.00	Wishing you a merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year
Judith	04/12/2011	£20.00	£0.00	From the Breakfast Club
Steven	04/12/2011	£200.00	£50.00
George	03/12/2011	£50.00	£12.50
Bridget	03/12/2011	£20.00	£5.00
Edith	02/12/2011	£15.00	£3.75	Thinking of you at Christmas time x
Stephen	02/12/2011	£20.00	£5.00
michael	02/12/2011	£100.00	£25.00
Marie	01/12/2011	£30.00	£7.50
Sandra	29/11/2011	£50.00	£12.50
Tony	29/11/2011	£25.00	£6.25
Alex	28/11/2011	£25.00	£0.00
Kathryn	28/11/2011	£200.00	£50.00
moira	27/11/2011	£20.00	£0.00
Frances	27/11/2011	£12.00	£3.00
Judith	27/11/2011	£50.00	£0.00
Lesley	25/11/2011	£20.00	£5.00
Michael	25/11/2011	£50.00	£12.50
V	25/11/2011	£25.00	£6.25
Susan	25/11/2011	£10.00	£2.50
ali akbar	24/11/2011	£100.00	£25.00
Richard	24/11/2011	£10.00	£2.50
Gerald	24/11/2011	£10.00	£0.00
phil	24/11/2011	£103.89	£25.97
Catherine	23/11/2011	£200.00	£50.00
John	22/11/2011	£150.00	£0.00
David	22/11/2011	£25.00	£6.25	Emma you are brilliant
Andrew	21/11/2011	£10.00	£2.50
Jed	21/11/2011	£10.00	£0.00	well done I’m 8 i didn’t know what to do with my money, I wanted to help other people so I got my dad to help me give it to you – Akrina
jennifer	21/11/2011	£25.00	£6.25
Rosemary	21/11/2011	£50.00	£12.50
Sam	21/11/2011	£30.00	£7.50
Debbie	21/11/2011	£10.00	£0.00	With love.
Lynda	20/11/2011	£10.00	£2.50
Clyde	20/11/2011	£50.00	£12.50
Neil	20/11/2011	£27.88	£6.97
Annette	20/11/2011	£100.00	£25.00
Rebecca	19/11/2011	£20.00	£5.00	This appeal deserves more support, and I am happy to lend mine. Keep up the good work Crisis.
David	19/11/2011	£100.00	£25.00
Eleanor	17/11/2011	£30.00	£7.50
john	17/11/2011	£200.00	£50.00
Florence	16/11/2011	£50.00	£12.50
Henry	16/11/2011	£50.00	£12.50
Adrian	15/11/2011	£12.00	£3.00
Bernice	15/11/2011	£30.00	£7.50
Nicholas	14/11/2011	£100.00	£25.00
Sarah	13/11/2011	£10.00	£2.50
Anna	13/11/2011	£10.00	£0.00	🙂
Stewart	13/11/2011	£110.00	£27.50
John	13/11/2011	£50.00	£12.50
joan	13/11/2011	£5.00	£1.25
Andrew	11/11/2011	£20.00	£5.00
Stephanie	11/11/2011	£5.00	£0.00
Cyrill	11/11/2011	£27.88	£6.97
Deb	09/11/2011	£10.00	£2.50
Andrew	08/11/2011	£500.00	£125.00
Brian	07/11/2011	£25.00	£6.25	In memory of our recently deceased beloved son David
Fran	07/11/2011	£50.00	£12.50
Alison	06/11/2011	£30.00	£7.50
Ursula	06/11/2011	£25.00	£6.25
Adam	03/11/2011	£56.00	£14.00
John	03/11/2011	£30.00	£7.50
Marilyn	03/11/2011	£30.00	£7.50
Frances	03/11/2011	£10.00	£2.50
Paul	01/11/2011	£27.88	£0.00	Best Wishes!
Claudio	31/10/2011	£30.00	£7.50
Louise	28/10/2011	£20.00	£5.00	Good luck and God bless Emma
Jeffery	26/10/2011	£10.00	£0.00	Good luck
Simon	25/10/2011	£30.00	£7.50
Jodi	25/10/2011	£10.00	£2.50
Leslie	24/10/2011	£120.00	£30.00
penelope	24/10/2011	£500.00	£125.00
Val	24/10/2011	£20.00	£5.00	For Emma, its good to put a face to a donation. Thank you for telling me about Emma’s plight
David	23/10/2011	£100.00	£25.00
Christine	22/10/2011	£30.00	£0.00
John	22/10/2011	£50.00	£0.00	Given a more difficult start in life, we all might have ended up like Emma or worse.
Michael	22/10/2011	£20.00	£5.00
Patrick	22/10/2011	£30.00	£7.50
Terry	21/10/2011	£30.00	£7.50	Best of luck to you and your daughters, Emma
Freeda	20/10/2011	£50.00	£12.50
Charles	19/10/2011	£30.00	£7.50
Isabelle	19/10/2011	£150.00	£37.50
David	18/10/2011	£100.00	£25.00
Brenda	18/10/2011	£50.00	£0.00
Chris	18/10/2011	£10.00	£0.00	Love and best wishes to you,Emma! Chris xxxx
Leena	18/10/2011	£15.00	£3.75
Trevor	18/10/2011	£25.00	£6.25
Laura	18/10/2011	£4.00	£0.00	Keep up the good work. Sorry – I think I probably don’t pay enough tax to cover gift aid.
Jo	17/10/2011	£10.00	£2.50
Margaret	17/10/2011	£30.00	£0.00
Lynne	17/10/2011	£20.00	£5.00
Mark	17/10/2011	£10.00	£2.50
Gillian	17/10/2011	£50.00	£12.50	May God give you strength and hope.
Chris	17/10/2011	£10.00	£2.50
Victoria	17/10/2011	£10.00	£2.50
VICTOR	17/10/2011	£30.00	£0.00	GOD BE WITH EMMA.
Roger	17/10/2011	£50.00	£12.50
Alison	16/10/2011	£50.00	£12.50
Anna	16/10/2011	£27.88	£6.97
robert	16/10/2011	£10.00	£0.00
Emma	16/10/2011	£100.00	£25.00
Gabrielle	16/10/2011	£30.00	£7.50
Rachel	16/10/2011	£27.88	£0.00	May Emma have peace with the care of Crisis
Yvonne	16/10/2011	£10.00	£2.50	Keep it up – you’ll get there I know you will
Stephen	16/10/2011	£20.00	£5.00	God be with you Emma.
Corinne	16/10/2011	£10.00	£2.50
Margaret	16/10/2011	£20.00	£5.00
Brian	15/10/2011	£27.88	£0.00
Carolyn	15/10/2011	£20.00	£5.00	To Emma and all the others Crisis helps well done and Good Luck in the future
Ingrid	15/10/2011	£10.00	£0.00
Andrew	15/10/2011	£50.00	£12.50	Thank you Crisis for all the great work you do.
Sarah	15/10/2011	£20.00	£5.00
Mark	15/10/2011	£30.00	£7.50	Our prayers are with you Emma
PATRICIA	15/10/2011	£20.00	£5.00
Vanesa	15/10/2011	£20.00	£5.00
John	15/10/2011	£50.00	£12.50
Thomas	15/10/2011	£200.00	£0.00
David	15/10/2011	£25.00	£6.25	By the inch is a synch by the yard is hard…. Good luck David English
Dominick	15/10/2011	£25.00	£6.25
Nichola	15/10/2011	£30.00	£7.50
Mary	15/10/2011	£50.00	£12.50
Kevin	15/10/2011	£50.00	£0.00
Chris	15/10/2011	£30.00	£7.50
Mary	15/10/2011	£25.00	£6.25
Elizabeth	14/10/2011	£50.00	£0.00
Mary	14/10/2011	£25.00	£6.25
susan	14/10/2011	£20.00	£5.00
Diana	14/10/2011	£50.00	£12.50
GRAHAM	14/10/2011	£30.00	£7.50
Flora	14/10/2011	£25.00	£6.25
Duncan	14/10/2011	£250.00	£0.00
Margaret	14/10/2011	£30.00	£0.00
Sheena	14/10/2011	£15.00	£0.00	I know you wouldn’t ask if it was not necessary at the moment.
Julie	14/10/2011	£25.00	£6.25	Don’t usually respond to direct mail, but I am thankful that my own boys haven’t had such difficulties…
Denis	14/10/2011	£25.00	£0.00
sharon	14/10/2011	£20.00	£5.00	Someone’s daughter, someone’s son, someone’s mum…
Maggie	14/10/2011	£50.00	£12.50
Robert	14/10/2011	£25.00	£6.25
Michael	14/10/2011	£30.00	£7.50	Have a daughter called Emma
Chris	14/10/2011	£27.88	£6.97	A great message of hope
J	14/10/2011	£25.00	£6.25
Karen	14/10/2011	£30.00	£7.50	Keep up the good work
Christine	14/10/2011	£30.00	£7.50
Margaret	14/10/2011	£20.00	£5.00	Well done Emma!! I hope life continues to go well for you and your family
Pauline	14/10/2011	£10.00	£2.50
Abby	14/10/2011	£10.00	£0.00
Richard	14/10/2011	£30.00	£7.50
James	14/10/2011	£30.00	£0.00
Julie	14/10/2011	£5.00	£1.25	Thank you for the wonderful work you do and best wishes to Emma and her Duaghters for the future.
Ian	14/10/2011	£30.00	£7.50
Richard	14/10/2011	£27.88	£6.97
Judith	14/10/2011	£30.00	£7.50
Ailidh	14/10/2011	£40.00	£10.00	Good luck Emma, and thank you Crisis for your good work which I feel happy to donate towards.
Sarah	14/10/2011	£25.00	£0.00
Richard	14/10/2011	£10.00	£2.50
Mark	14/10/2011	£10.00	£2.50	Great work. Keep going.
Paul	14/10/2011	£30.00	£7.50
Natalie	14/10/2011	£25.00	£6.25	With best wishes to Emma for the future, and all other ‘Emmas’ out there.
Anon	14/10/2011	£10.00	£2.50	A brave DM – but well done! (A hospice fundriaser)
Gill	12/10/2011	£25.00	£0.00	Hang in there, Emma – I hope life is kinder to you in the future than it has been in the past. Gill
Christopher	10/10/2011	£25.00	£0.00
Angelique	10/10/2011	£100.00	£25.00
Charles	09/10/2011	£20.00	£5.00
Francesca	08/10/2011	£25.00	£0.00	With all good wishes for the future, Emma.
Judith	08/10/2011	£50.00	£12.50
Malcolm	07/10/2011	£15.00	£3.75
Deborah	06/10/2011	£25.00	£6.25	Best wishes. Glad to be able to help.
Paul	06/10/2011	£50.00	£0.00
Michael	05/10/2011	£50.00	£12.50
Chris	04/10/2011	£10.00	£2.50	Best Wishes
Angela	04/10/2011	£150.00	£37.50
g	04/10/2011	£15.00	£3.75	please don’t keep emailing me asking for more.
Oscar	04/10/2011	£20.00	£0.00
Jane	03/10/2011	£50.00	£12.50
Gordon	02/10/2011	£50.00	£12.50
Anna	02/10/2011	£25.00	£6.25
p	02/10/2011	£20.00	£5.00	hugs
Janet	01/10/2011	£20.00	£5.00
Michael	01/10/2011	£100.00	£25.00
John	30/09/2011	£40.00	£10.00
Ian	30/09/2011	£10.00	£2.50
Tony	30/09/2011	£20.00	£5.00	Hope this helps a little
Ramute	30/09/2011	£30.00	£7.50	Thank You for the job You are doing.God bless You and people, like Emma!
JEAN	29/09/2011	£15.00	£3.75
Annie	29/09/2011	£20.00	£5.00	timely…I still haven’t got round to opening the letter you sent!
SUSAN	29/09/2011	£15.00	£3.75	Good luck, Emma. you have great courage. and thank you Crisis for the wonderful work you do.
Michael	29/09/2011	£25.00	£0.00	Please DO NOT publish our name as a donor
Gwendolyn	29/09/2011	£10.00	£0.00	Thank you for the wonderful work you do. Pray that more people like Emma can be helped to a new life. I’m sorry I cannot give more, nor do I pay tax.
EUNICE	29/09/2011	£50.00	£12.50	I am glad to help now – but please do not ask me again at Christmas. I’m a pensioner with limited means and like to support a number of charities, but to give more to one means less to another.
Patricia	29/09/2011	£10.00	£0.00	sorry I can’t donate more I am a pensioner and only wish I had more money.I donate to 7 charities.
derek	29/09/2011	£10.00	£2.50	well done; keep it up!
derek	29/09/2011	£10.00	£2.50	well done; keep it up!
LINDA	29/09/2011	£100.00	£25.00	I have a 20 year Emma myself and I hope that Crisis can help lots more ‘Emmas’ to escape the potential hardships that face many young people nowadays.
susie	29/09/2011	£25.00	£6.25	best wishes in your new life it took great courage
Gavin	29/09/2011	£20.00	£5.00
Timothy	29/09/2011	£50.00	£12.50	Go for it Emma!
Malcolm	29/09/2011	£10.00	£2.50	May God guide you in your vital work God Bless
Harry	29/09/2011	£20.00	£5.00	Good Luck
Albane	29/09/2011	£30.00	£7.50	well done. Keep at it, don’t give up.
Angela	29/09/2011	£25.00	£6.25	Emma is an inspiration…..
Sue	29/09/2011	£1.00	£0.25	Keep up the good work
Stephen	29/09/2011	£10.00	£2.50
James A	29/09/2011	£20.00	£5.00
Elaine	29/09/2011	£10.00	£2.50	a great cause – I wish you success with your fundraising.
Katy	29/09/2011	£20.00	£5.00	Well done Emma – and Crisis.
simon	29/09/2011	£25.00	£6.25	Hey sorry, your posted thing, arrived he week I was going in for an op in hospital. But good luck with it all- no one should have to live on the streets, in poverty, be abused ANYWHERE in this world of ours. Keep up the good work! We can make it better!
Louise	29/09/2011	£100.00	£25.00	Well done and good luck.
Peter	29/09/2011	£50.00	£12.50
Leigh	29/09/2011	£20.00	£0.00
farren	29/09/2011	£10.00	£2.50	I’m humbled
Hannah	29/09/2011	£20.00	£0.00
Carol	29/09/2011	£15.00	£3.75
James	26/09/2011	£25.00	£6.25	From the Wilf.
Jane	21/09/2011	£45.00	£11.25	Thank you for your help.
Jane	21/09/2011	£0.00	£0.00	Thank you for helping.
stephen	20/09/2011	£1.00	£0.25	good cause
Mark	19/09/2011	£1.00	£0.00	A wonderful cause and I full support what you do!!!
Adrian	17/09/2011	£200.00	£50.00	Received mail appeal
Mark	16/09/2011	£1.00	£0.00	Excellent work!!!
Total:		£21,073.54	£4,541.73

WITH MANY THANKS TO : CRISIS UK.

The following is a replay from a goverment official & I thought i would pass it on.

EEMA_GSHAPPS Grant.Shapps@communities.gsi.gov.uk

Thank you for your recent email.

I do not believe that anyone should have to sleep rough in the 21^st century.  Clearly local authorities play a key role in helping to prevent people ending up on the streets in the first place.  They are required to provide advice and assistance and I do not envisage further legislative change

However, I recognise that some ought to do more and I want to encourage all local authorities to raise their game. That is why I have made available an additional £70 million to tackle homelessness and prevent repossessions. This includes £18.5 million to help local authorities ensure single homeless people get access to good housing advice and a £20 million Homelessness Transition Fund to support the national roll-out of No Second Night Out.  My officials are closely involved with Crisis on monitoring the £18.5 million funding to ensure that it provides real help to the single homeless.

This additional funding is on top of the existing £12.5 million provided to Crisis to help single people access private rented sector accommodation. This scheme has got off to a strong start and this year should help nearly 4,000 single people into a tenancy in the private rented sector.

In terms of aiming high on rough sleeping, I want all local authorities to adopt the No Second Night Out standard so no one new to the streets has to spend a second night. Indeed this is a commitment of my Ministerial Working Group on Homelessness supported by the £20 million Homelessness Transition Fund.

We have maintained funding for Homelessness Grant at 2010/11 levels with £400 million over the next 4 years.  And Supporting People investment – at £6.5 billion over the Spending Review period – will protect the preventative services that help the most vulnerable live independently and retain their tenancies. 

I am personally strongly committed to ending homelessness which is why I set up the Ministerial Working Group, having previously run the Homelessness Foundation whilst in opposition.

The Ministerial Working Group ensures that the rest of Government plays its part both in tackling homelessness.  Our second report will set out how central Government will work with local authorities, local agencies and other partners to intervene earlier to prevent homelessness from occurring in the first place.  It is expected to be published shortly.

 Thank you Ends.

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It is shocking that in the UK in 2011 a single homeless person can approach their council for help and still be turned away to sleep on the streets. Under the existing law single people are not usually considered a priority for housing and although they should get meaningful advice and assistance too often this doesn’t happen.

As the first place that many turn, councils are in a unique position to assist people out of homelessness. When they fail to do so, those in need of help can be left with nowhere to go and can quickly spiral deeper into homelessness, costing individuals and the state dear. With homelessness rising, we need action now.

As Crisis at Christmas prepares to open its doors for the 40th time, there is a historic opportunity to make the reforms that single homeless people need so that no one is turned away.

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“40 years after the first Crisis at Christmas, there is a historic opportunity to make the reforms that single homeless people need. We the undersigned demand that:

The Government strengthens the law so that no one is forced to sleep rough.

All single homeless people have the right to receive written advice, real assistance and emergency accommodation when they need it.”

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ACTION 4 CHANGE RALLY

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13 June · 19:00 – 20:00

Laurel Glen, 208 Stewartstown Road, BT17 OLE West Belfast

COLIN AREA Suicide Awareness and Healing together, Seosamh O Bradiagh

PIPS, H.E.L.P. Who Cares, We Care, Out Reach Kids, Kick Start Your Heart and Positive Steps are organising a rally ‘ACTION 4 CHANGE’ Monday 13th June 2011 at 7pm.The location is Laurel Glen, 208 Stewartstown Road, BT17 OLE, West Belfast, beside Dairy Farm. The issue of mental health and suicide is everyone’s responsibility. We believe the time for action is now! Too many people are dying by suicide. The effect is devastating to family members and the community as a whole whereby everybody feels the pain. A response action plan needs to be put in place now. There needs to be a cross-departmental government approach to suicide prevention which needs to be treated with the utmost urgency. We all know someone who has been affected by this devasting issue. The groups above are calling on the whole community to show your support for CHANGE. By attending we are sending a strong message that enough is enough. Please invite all your friends. Thank you

 

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