by Keisha Walters | 11 Mar 2021 | Basis, Empower
Rough sleepers and people experiencing homelessness are to receive their COVID vaccine at Oasis Community Housing’s Gateshead drop-in centre, after being recognised as clinically vulnerable. Research shows that people with no home have an average of seven long-term...
by Keisha Walters | 1 Dec 2020 | Basis, Empower, Home
Almost one in three women living on the streets cites domestic abuse as one of the reasons. During lockdown 1.0, the media reported a rise in domestic abuse. An increase Oasis Community Housing’s Empower Team has been seeing too. Throughout this year,...
by Keisha Walters | 16 Nov 2020 | Basis
Almost 8 out of 10 homeless people suffer some sort of violence, abuse or bullying – according to a survey of more than 450 rough sleepers across England and Wales. Here’s Rob’s* story: Rob’s relationship was on the rocks. He turned up to the...
by Keisha Walters | 3 Oct 2020 | Basis
As many as 15,000 rough sleepers have been moved into temporary accommodation this year, with Oasis Community Housing working with other homelessness charities and agencies to deliver initiatives such as ‘Everyone In’. The ‘Everyone In’ scheme has...
by Keisha Walters | 21 Sep 2020 | Basis, Empower, Home
No.3 in Peckham, south London, was Oasis’ first housing project – founded in 1990 by Baptist minister Steve Chalke MBE, as support for young people experiencing homelessness in London on their journey to independent living. Here Princess and Sophie share how No.3...
