homeless Archives | St Mungo's https://www.mungos.org/tag/homeless/ Ending homelessness, rebuilding lives Thu, 24 Mar 2022 17:22:17 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.5 https://www.mungos.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/cropped-StMungos_avatar_RGB-32x32.png homeless Archives | St Mungo's https://www.mungos.org/tag/homeless/ 32 32 The new NHS plan for mental health services has a clear offer for people sleeping rough https://www.mungos.org/mental-health-implementation-plan/ Tue, 13 Aug 2019 06:59:26 +0000 https://mungostransfert.kinsta.cloud/?p=16991 For organisations who have campaigned for many years on homeless health, the NHS Mental Health Implementation Plan is a cause for celebration. Beatrice Orchard, St Mungo’s Head of Policy, Campaigns and Research, explains why the plan must deliver on its ambition to make sure everyone sleeping rough can access the mental health support they need. […]

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]]> Ending homelessness? Fund domestic abuse services https://www.mungos.org/ending-homelessness-fund-domestic-abuse-services/ Fri, 09 Aug 2019 12:32:03 +0000 https://mungostransfert.kinsta.cloud/?p=16971 In May, the Government announced proposals for a new legal duty to help secure the future of domestic abuse refuges. With partners from across the housing, homelessness and women’s sectors, St Mungo’s is calling for support for survivors facing homelessness. St Mungo’s helps thousands of women and men find a home away from the dangers […]

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]]> Creating change for women facing homelessness https://www.mungos.org/womens-homelessness/ Thu, 21 Mar 2019 07:30:55 +0000 https://mungostransfert.kinsta.cloud/?p=15003 St Mungo’s has published a new three year ‘Women’s Strategy’ setting out how we plan to improve our services for women and influence policy on women’s homelessness. Our Women’s Strategy Manager Cat Glew introduces our approach. Five years ago St Mungo’s published our ground-breaking Rebuilding Shattered Lives research into women’s homelessness. We found that homelessness services are often […]

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]]> ‘A place for strong women – for 25 years’ https://www.mungos.org/place-strong-women-25-years/ Mon, 13 Aug 2018 09:00:52 +0000 https://mungostransfert.kinsta.cloud/?p=12055 This July we celebrated the 25th anniversary of the opening of St Mungo’s North London’s Women’s project. Julia Jarrett MBE, project manager of the women-only service, and Olivia Smith, deputy manager, talk about how the project supports its residents to make positive changes in their lives. Julia: “I was working for St Mungo’s when the […]

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]]> Hope from terrible tragedies https://www.mungos.org/dyinghomeless/ Tue, 15 May 2018 09:32:19 +0000 https://mungostransfert.kinsta.cloud/?p=11294 Niamh Brophy is St Mungo’s Palliative Care Coordinator. We are the only homeless organisation to have such a person, supporting both clients and staff with ‘end of life’ experiences. For most of us, I hope Dying Matters Week is an opportunity to talk to our loved ones about death and the things that feel important […]

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]]> Towards a new rough sleeping strategy https://www.mungos.org/towards-new-rough-sleeping-strategy/ Tue, 03 Apr 2018 10:36:45 +0000 https://mungostransfert.kinsta.cloud/?p=10901 Beatrice Orchard, St Mungo’s Head of Policy, Campaigns and Research, writes about our priorities as the Homelessness Reduction Act and other measures seek to end homelessness The Homelessness Reduction Act comes into force today. This is a landmark piece of legislation with the potential to have a hugely positive impact on the lives of many […]

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]]> Here’s to 2018 and Thank You https://www.mungos.org/heres-2018-thank-you/ Wed, 27 Dec 2017 08:00:22 +0000 https://mungostransfert.kinsta.cloud/?p=9800 St Mungo’s Chief Executive, Howard Sinclair, reflects on the achievements by clients, staff and volunteers this year and looks ahead to 2018. This time of year – however you mark the holidays – can be a time of reflection, gratitude and goodwill. Reflecting on 2017, I’ve been thinking about our clients’ achievements this year. Mandy […]

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]]> Five ‘giant evils’ of 1940s still exist for today’s homeless https://www.mungos.org/five-giant-evils-homelessness/ Tue, 04 Dec 2012 12:04:13 +0000 https://mungostransfert.kinsta.cloud/?p=5651 The welfare state was established to fight the five ‘giant evils’ Lord Beveridge identified in his 1942 report. 70 years on, is the welfare state just as spritely when it comes to vanquishing those giant evils? Denis, from St Mungo’s client representative group Outside In, doesn’t think so: “The five evils are still evils in […]

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