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Child Poverty in the UK: Understanding Its Effects and How to Help
Child poverty is often something of an invisible menace. While it's common knowledge that it exists, it's not always simple to identify a...

Clothing Collective
Feb 28, 20232 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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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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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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Two Million Pensioners Live in Poverty
The charity Age UK states that the number of pensioners living in poverty is now greater than 2 million. A third of Asian older people...

rachelcgeorge
Nov 24, 20212 min read
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The Correlation between Domestic Violence and Homelessness during the Pandemic.
Over the last (nearly) two years, to stay safe many of us have spent more time at home than usual but staying home does not equate to...
Poppi Knight
Nov 21, 20213 min read
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Make it Green this Black Friday
As Black Friday and Cyber Monday approach, infusing panic across the retail and online space maybe this year is time for change. Not just...

Emily Erith
Nov 17, 20213 min read
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A big thank you to the 2021 marathon runners!
In a world of poverty and homelessness, many charities have been set up to support those struggling. During the warmer and drier months,...

Janine S White
Nov 1, 20212 min read
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The Face of Poverty is Changing
Photo by Liv Bruce on Unsplash The Legatum Institute has released a report showing that the face of poverty is changing. Poverty was...

Janine S White
Oct 23, 20212 min read
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Reusable Reading
As Covid restrictions become more and more relaxed and as we soak up the last few days of hot weather many are enjoying themselves at...

Emily Erith
Sep 8, 20212 min read
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The Rising Cost of Living
In the UK, and in London especially, the rising cost of living is having a severe effect on some families. The pandemic has hit hard and...
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Aug 31, 20213 min read
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Disability Groups Request Extension
The Disability Benefits Consortium and Disabled People Against Cuts have published an open letter to the Government, requesting that they...

rachelcgeorge
Aug 16, 20214 min read
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What Stonewall means for the homeless
The 1969 Stonewall riots were a series of uprisings due to the treatment of LGBTQ+ people. Starting as a fight against police brutality,...

Janine S White
Jul 24, 20213 min read
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Clothing beyond the practical: why our style means something.
Fashion and clothing are often portrayed as meaningless or unimportant. People who care about the way they look and the way they dress...
marthacarlin9
Jun 28, 20212 min read
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Toxic Relationships, Is It Really Worth Staying?
My ex partner used to tell me he knew my mind better than I knew it myself. He knew MY mind better than I knew it. Now if that’s not a...
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May 8, 20213 min read
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1 in 4 Young Homeless People Identify as LGBTQ+
Unfortunately, it is often found that identifying as LGBTQ+ is a significant cause of becoming homeless. 24% of homeless youths identify...

Jade Perez
Feb 20, 20214 min read
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Please do not waste your donations
Lockdown has given us all an opportunity to finally get round to sorting out all the clothes that have accumulated in our wardrobe over...

Ruth Newton
Feb 6, 20213 min read
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The Dos and Don’ts of Clothing Donations
Ever looked through your wardrobe, thought about giving some clothes to charity, then thrown it back where you found it?...

Jade Perez
Jan 20, 20213 min read
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