Posts Tagged ‘homelessness’
Leader – The wild, disorderly year that was
Rough sleepers faced fines, foxes dodged a council cull and trendies were branded too hip for Shoreditch
Read MoreHouse homeless people in empty council buildings, urge campaigners
Petition launched calling on the Town Hall to throw open the doors of its underused premises
Read MoreHomelessness costs double in five years as council struggles to meet demand
Charity warns housing shortage and budget cuts are making it hard for councils to help homeless residents
Read MorePublic anger mounts over Hackney Council’s controversial PSPO
Petition launches and direct action planned as local residents and organisations call on Council to amend order
Read MoreHackney’s ban on rough sleeping will ‘criminalise homeless’, warns charity
New Public Space Protection Order will ban ‘anti-social activities’ such as street drinking, begging and rough sleeping in Hackney ‘hot spots’
Read MoreHomes of the homeless: Seeking Shelter in Victorian London – a big issue then as now
The Geffrye Museum’s new exhibition charts the lives and struggles of homeless people in Victorian London
Read MoreCouncil to ‘re-evaluate’ St Mungo’s contract as staff strike over working conditions
Workers at homeless charity in week-long strike over changes brought in by Chief Executive Howard Sinclair
Read MoreSt Mungo’s Broadway strikers protest outside Mare Street hostel
A seven-day strike action by workers from the charity St Mungo’s Broadway has begun today to protest against pay cuts and changes to contracts
Read MoreConfusion over future of squat in former police station earmarked for free school
Neither Department for Education nor Tauheedul Free Schools Trust can say if eviction proceedings have yet been launched
Read MoreInvisible and living on our streets: the plight of Hackney’s homeless
Lives lived and lost in our midst by those ‘outside of society’
Read MoreDavid Baddiel to take to stage at Hackney Winter Night Shelter fundraiser
Isy Suttie, Bridget Christie, Ginger and Black, and Paul Sinha will also perform at Belter for the Shelter event
Read MoreStreet artist Stik gives away work in Big Issue
Once homeless graffiti artist publishes exclusive work in magazine to help people living on streets
Read MoreSeason of goodwill helps Hackney Winter Night Shelter meet demand
With more volunteers than ever, the Night Shelter is opening for an extra two months this year
Read MoreSt Mungo’s charity launches campaign for homeless women
The Mare Street-based charity’s Rebuilding Shattered Lives campaign aims to prevent more women becoming homeless and improve the lot of those who already are
Read MoreChange a life: rent out your spare room – Hackney residents needed to help tackle homelessness
A new initiative is seeking Hackney homeowners or tenants willing to rent a spare room to single people who are vulnerably housed or sofa surfing
Read MoreHackney Winter Night Shelter seeks residents’ support
Hackney Winter Night Shelter is seeking financial donations and volunteers to look after its New Year guests
Read MoreHackney Council to evict Dalston squatters
A squat in St Mark’s Rise is the latest in a string of properties to be emptied by bullish housing chiefs
Read MoreAre you affected by the Hackney riots?
Hackney Citizens’ Advice Bureau offers information to local residents on what to do
Read MoreNew Hanbury Project Shoreditch art show
Till 27 January 2011, St. Leonards Church Shoreditch High Street
Read MoreSt Mungo’s praise for Hackney Winter Night Shelter volunteers
The borough’s homeless need local residents’ goodwill and more long term support, says charity’s director
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