Alabaré Spring Newsletter released
Help us at Alabaré end homelessness.
The number of people who are homeless is significant and shocking. Research by Shelter before Christmas showed that nationally, 326,000 people are in temporary accommodation, most of whom are families with children. 3,900 people are sleeping rough on any given night. There are a further 16,600 single people in hostels or homeless accommodation.
It is a fundamental human right for people to have access to safe, secure, habitable, and affordable homes. And when homelessness does happen, it should be rare, brief and unrepeated.
In our Alabaré Spring Newsletter, hear stories from some of our service users on how we have been able to help them, and learn more about how you can get involved. It all starts with a small donation, a conversation or a simple act of kindness.
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Tracy has lived in our emergency provision for a short time. Here she reflects on sleeping rough with journalist Dan O’Brien for BBC Points West on the Severe Weather Emergency Protocol (SWEP).
When 19-year-old Josie first arrived at Alabaré parent and baby accommodation, she was several months pregnant, feeling lost, suffering with social anxiety, and facing an uncertain future.
Read Josie's story
Robert spent the majority of his adult life addicted to drugs. He attempted to get clean multiple times but says that although he could get medical help to stop physically using the drugs, he couldn’t get help processing the anguish he was trying to escape.
Read Robert's Story