by Oasis Community Housing | 3 Feb 2022 | Basis, Events
When most people think about a person experiencing homelessness, they probably have a vision of someone sleeping in a doorway or on a street corner. But where are those rough sleepers when those corners are empty? How far do homeless people walk? People who sleep...
by Ben Johnston | 6 Dec 2021 | Home
From living in London, homeless, Cynthia found hope thanks to our supporters. “There’s no denying that there is a stigma about homeless people – about how they look, about how they smell,” says Cynthia Kesington, who, 20 years ago, found herself homeless and living in...
by Ben Johnston | 18 Oct 2021 | Basis
How do you start your day off right, breakfast and a cuppa? Our homeless drop in centre staff know there are lots of little things we take for granted when we start each day. Cleaning your teeth, a shower, breakfast and clean dry clothes. Not to mention a little...
by Oasis Community Housing | 7 Oct 2021 | Events
At the start of the pandemic, the UK government pledged to give everyone facing homelessness a safe place to stay through ‘Everyone In’. But as life begins to return to some form of normality, it seems it’s also becoming business as usual for rough sleepers this World...
by Oasis Community Housing | 6 Oct 2021 | Uncategorised
The government must continue to prioritise rough sleeping services, matching the enhanced investment made during COVID-19, Oasis Community Housing’s Chief Executive, David Smith, has written in recent letters to MPs. The plea comes as restrictions ease in order to...
