We are proud to announce that Cornwall Hospice Care are now recognised as being Homeless Friendly. Their pledge includes Mount Edgcumbe Hospice and St Julia’s Hospice, The Out Patients Service, In Hospital support plus their Community Support Service which offers
Making Health Care Homeless Friendly
Sickness and stigma The year is 2020. Paul is sleeping rough in a churchyard in Oldham, England. A pandemic is raging across the planet, but, pre-occupied with the task of finding a ‘home’ for the night, Paul has no idea, until he
Another First as The Big Onion in Bootle pledges that they are Homeless Friendly
Sage advice offered to the homeless at the Big Onion A Bootle project designed to kick-start a brand-new kind of British high street has become the first retailer in the country to be designated Homeless-Friendly. Created by Merseyside Expanding Horizons
People who are homeless in Oldham receive 2nd COVID jab
An #Oldham man who was sleeping rough in a churchyard just a few months ago has become the first homeless person in the world to receive a second COVID-19 vaccination jab. Paul was inoculated by NHS staff and is now
A further COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic held within Oldham
Last week we held a second COVID-19 vaccine clinic for people who are homeless. The clinic was held at the ICC building in the centre of Oldham. A big thank you goes to Oldham Council and NHS Oldham plus the
Prioritising people experiencing homelessness in the COVID-19 vaccination process
We are proud to announce that we have recently partnered with The Homelessness Vaccination Campaign and written to every Local Authority in the country asking for people who are homeless to be prioritised in relation to receiving the COVID-19 vaccination.
First ever COVID vaccine clinic for people who are homeless was held in Oldham
Dr Zahid Chauhan OBE began the planet’s first-ever #COVID-19 clinic for people who are #homeless. With the considerable support of Oldham Borough Council, our friends at the DePaul charity, wonderful nursing staff and ourselves Homeless Friendly, the Oxford vaccine was
Our Letter to Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Matt Hancock
On Friday 15th January 2021, we wrote to Matt Hancock asking him to prioritise people who are homeless for COVID vaccinations. This letter was co signed by Homeless Link, Emmaus UK, DePaul UK and The Big Issue. Read our letter
Christmas Present Appeal
Help halt hygiene crisis for the homeless. A small donation to provide soap, toothpaste and sanitary products for rough sleepers could prevent them from contracting deadly infections which seep into their bodies through dirty wounds. Whilst the attention of the
4000 FACE MASKS DONATED
LHM Medical Technology (UK) Limited who are based within Trafford Park reached out to Homeless Friendly asking if we would be interested in receiving Face Masks which then could be given out across Greater Manchester. Of course we said a