by Ben Johnston | 15 Jan 2025 | Christmas, Giving a Home
Oasis Community Housing’s annual Christmas homeless appeal has raised over £130,000 to support people facing homelessness thanks to generous donations. Individuals, businesses, churches and community groups came together to raise this incredible amount for the...
by Oasis Community Housing | 19 Dec 2024 | Basis, Christmas, Corporate Partnerships, Crisis services, Events, Giving a Home, Home, Partnerships
A community effort has seen North East homeless charity Oasis Community Housing deliver more Christmas dinners, food parcels and gifts than ever before across its crisis and supported housing services this festive period. With households facing homelessness at an...
by Oasis Community Housing | 5 Dec 2024 | Christmas, Events, Giving a Home
“The quality of the entries just takes the biscuit!” said Phil Jones, Lovell’s Head of Land and Partnerships, as he and fellow judges, TV’s George Clarke and Greggs’ CEO Roisin Currie, announced the winners of a new festive gingerbread building competition that took...
by Ben Johnston | 19 Dec 2022 | Basis, Christmas, Corporate Partnerships, Crisis services, Events, Giving a Home
With 78 percent of young homeless people unable to afford a balanced meal this Winter, North East businesses have partnered with Oasis Community Housing to provide Christmas dinner for homeless drop-ins in Gateshead and Sunderland. Increasing numbers of people This...
by Ben Johnston | 14 Nov 2022 | Basis, Crisis services, Giving a Home
Joe’s is a story of life and death. Joe was homeless in Sunderland, sleeping in a tent. His journey nearly ended on the Wear bridge. It was a surprise to the team when Joe came into the homelessness drop in one day, absolutely beside himself. Tear-streaked, pacing...
by Ben Johnston | 10 Nov 2022 | Basis, Crisis services, Giving a Home
Lizzie was alone, homeless and afraid. Sleeping on cold concrete floors in corners, in abandoned buildings and dark alleys. Her coat pulled up as a makeshift blanket, never quite long enough to cover her whole body no matter how much she curled up. Unwashed clothes...
