by Ben Johnston | 8 Dec 2022 | Basis, Crisis services
A Gateshead GP has started a weekly clinic to treat people experiencing homelessness at our Gateshead drop-in centre, a crucial additoin to our homelessness services this winter especially as the cold weather begins to creep in. Three in every four homeless people...
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 | 7 Nov 2022 | Empower, Giving a Home
Over a third of domestic abuse starts or gets worse when a woman is pregnant. Pregnancy is a time many of us look forward to and treasure – despite the challenges of morning sickness, tiredness and swollen ankles. So, it’s heartbreaking to think of the...
by Oasis Community Housing | 1 Nov 2022 | Uncategorised
The Government will fail in its mission to end homelessness if it does not tackle trauma suffered by people facing homelessness. This is the stark warning from David Smith, CEO of homelessness charity Oasis Community Housing, following new research commissioned by the...
by Oasis Community Housing | 9 Oct 2022 | Events
Estimates suggest almost 230,000 people were experiencing the worst forms of homelessness – rough sleeping, sleeping in cars and sheds, stuck in hostels – across Britain in 2021. However, this World Homeless Day, homelessness is difficult to quantify. And it is not...
