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How to Support Clothing Collective Without Spending More With Easyfundraising
Like all charities, we spend a lot of our time fundraising. But, as the cost of living crisis hits more households hard, we’re also...
Becky Lima-Matthews
Nov 30, 20223 min read
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How Clothing Collective is helping to supply people in need with essential clothing this winter
As winter approaches and bills soar, the cost of living crisis is being felt by more and more people. According to the Joseph Rowntree...
Becky Lima-Matthews
Oct 27, 20222 min read
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Further deaths among homeless people expected in Northern Ireland amidst political deadlock
Two young women, aged 19 and 20, died on the streets of Belfast in the last week and six men died of drug overdoses in a two-week period...

Jean Duggan
Jul 22, 20222 min read
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World Autism Awareness Day and Homelessness
Now that there is more awareness around autism, the prevalence of diagnosis is growing but has the housing sector kept up with these...

Janine S White
Apr 2, 20223 min read
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It's safe housing, right?
Following a recent report from the BBC that asylum seekers are being placed in unworthy homes by the home office it is time to look at...

Janine S White
Mar 23, 20224 min read
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Fuel Poverty: Heating Oil Prices Soar in Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is the UK´s most oil-dependent nation and 68% of homes use heating oil. This is the largest percentage in Western...

Jean Duggan
Mar 16, 20221 min read
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International women’s day 8th March
When we discuss homelessness or poverty, we often talk about the barriers and the dire circumstances that people are in. Today is...

Janine S White
Mar 8, 20222 min read
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200,000 refugees heading to the UK
The humanitarian crisis in Ukraine has been covered from many angles in the media and the devastation to lives has been monumental. At...

Janine S White
Mar 4, 20222 min read
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The Dangers of Safety
Many young people have difficulties within the family home due to personality clashes, abuse, or fallout. It can make going home not only...

Janine S White
Feb 19, 20222 min read
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The Unknown Soldier
An exhibition exploring the experiences of homelessness amongst veterans in the UK opened yesterday. The exhibition, called The Unknown...

rachelcgeorge
Jan 29, 20224 min read
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Can a just transition help tackle poverty in the move to an environmentally sustainable economy?
The world is currently facing a climate and nature emergency with floods, droughts, forest fires and tropical storms happening more and...

Jean Duggan
Jan 21, 20223 min read
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16,000 children witness domestic violence
The tree is still up, and the remnants of presents are scattered across the floor. Yet the children sit still in their room. Afraid to go...

Janine S White
Jan 8, 20222 min read
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Beat The Streets Music Festival 2022
On Sunday 30th January, Beat The Streets festival takes place once again in Nottingham. Over 50 artists will perform in the city-wide...

rachelcgeorge
Jan 5, 20222 min read
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Christmas Plans for the Homeless
Today, millions of people across the UK will sit down for a Christmas dinner with their family and friends. On Christmas day, people...

rachelcgeorge
Dec 25, 20214 min read
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Volunteering for the homeless at Christmas
Christmas is fast approaching, and while many people are planning to enjoy time with their families, shopping at the last minute, and...

Janine S White
Dec 22, 20213 min read
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When will Everyone be In?
In 2019, the Conservative Party Manifesto pledged to put a stop to ‘the blight of rough sleeping by the end of the next Parliament’...
Poppi Knight
Dec 19, 20212 min read
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The Real Living Wage
The cost of living has risen exponentially in recent times, with wages failing to rise accordingly. Low wages and limited working hours...
Josh Miller
Dec 15, 20213 min read
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An Act of Kindness This Winter
The lead up to Christmas is an eagerly exciting time for billions of people around the world. For many it involves thinking about gift...
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Dec 5, 20213 min read
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Poverty is linked to disproportionate climate change impacts
According to a recent report, people living in poverty are the least responsible for climate change, but are at the same time the most...

Jean Duggan
Dec 1, 20212 min read
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Should we have to ‘earn a living’?
The idea of ‘earning a living’, has been long ingrained into our society. Whether it’s family members, teachers, employers, friends or...
Josh Miller
Nov 27, 20213 min read
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