by Oasis Community Housing | 4 Aug 2022 | Aspire, Basis, Crisis services, Empower, News
Homelessness has risen 11% in just three months, latest Government figures reveal. Over 74,000 households in England became homeless or were at imminent risk of becoming homeless between January and March 2022. The figures show homelessness rising, including 25,610...
by Oasis Community Housing | 28 Jul 2022 | Aspire, Basis, Crisis services, Empower, News, Staff
Social housing and regeneration expert Carolyn Wood has been appointed new Director of Programmes at Oasis Community Housing, overseeing all of the homelessness charity services. Carolyn joins the charity’s Leadership Team from her own strategic consultancy...
by Joanne Armstrong | 18 May 2022 | Aspire, News
Our Wise steps programme gives people with multiple barriers to employment the support and confidence they need in finding a job and, moreover, in finding the right path for them. When Dylan* found himself unemployed he contacted our Wise Steps team: “I saw their...
by Joanne Armstrong | 5 Dec 2021 | Aspire, Basis
Our urban garden project started with a desire to make things a little nicer and it grew (pardon the pun) into a garden full of life. It’s been a life line for Jaimie.* “Though I’ve struggled with depression for a long time, the recent lockdowns have caused me to...
by Keisha Walters | 10 Jun 2021 | Aspire, Basis
Homelessness charity Oasis Community Housing has received a £5,000 grant to create an urban garden outside of their Gateshead ‘Basis’ drop-in centre. “We have been really fortunate to receive a grant from the B&Q Foundation to help us transform this overgrown...
by Keisha Walters | 20 May 2021 | Aspire, Basis, Empower, Events
19 businesses from across the UK have been presented Shared Value Awards by homelessness charity Oasis Community Housing, in recognition of their corporate partnerships that go far beyond the traditional CSR reciprocity model. “It’s the little things that enable us to...