Posts Tagged ‘homelessness’
Obituary – Barry Hunt
Tributes paid to homeless man who was a friendly face around Hackney Central
Read MoreFuture PSPOs: we will not rule them out, says Hackney Council
Report recommends that Hackney Council monitor the ‘success’ of Public Space Protection Orders that are currently in place in ten other London boroughs
Read MorePeople passed from pillar to post
Council resources are stretched like never before – but this is exacerbated by a “not my problem” mentality that pervades all of our society
Read MoreCouncil shame: young family left to sleep on the streets
Mother and four children under 10 unceremoniously removed from the Hackney Service Centre on a cold March evening
Read MoreBig Issue to mark 200 million milestone with one-off exhibition
Street artist Ben Eine teams up with magazine that helps homeless people make a living
Read MoreStik draws cash to help credit homeless Hackney residents
Residents of St Mungo’s hostel in Mare Street can now earn ‘credits’ by volunteering in the community
Read MoreHackney Winter Night Shelter predicts increasing demand for fourth year in row
Local charity has 700 volunteers but need is ‘greater than ever’
Read MoreLeader – The wild, disorderly year that was
Rough sleepers faced fines, foxes dodged a council cull and trendies were branded too hip for Shoreditch
Read MoreHouse homeless people in empty council buildings, urge campaigners
Petition launched calling on the Town Hall to throw open the doors of its underused premises
Read MoreHomelessness costs double in five years as council struggles to meet demand
Charity warns housing shortage and budget cuts are making it hard for councils to help homeless residents
Read MorePublic anger mounts over Hackney Council’s controversial PSPO
Petition launches and direct action planned as local residents and organisations call on Council to amend order
Read MoreHackney’s ban on rough sleeping will ‘criminalise homeless’, warns charity
New Public Space Protection Order will ban ‘anti-social activities’ such as street drinking, begging and rough sleeping in Hackney ‘hot spots’
Read MoreHomes of the homeless: Seeking Shelter in Victorian London – a big issue then as now
The Geffrye Museum’s new exhibition charts the lives and struggles of homeless people in Victorian London
Read MoreCouncil to ‘re-evaluate’ St Mungo’s contract as staff strike over working conditions
Workers at homeless charity in week-long strike over changes brought in by Chief Executive Howard Sinclair
Read MoreSt Mungo’s Broadway strikers protest outside Mare Street hostel
A seven-day strike action by workers from the charity St Mungo’s Broadway has begun today to protest against pay cuts and changes to contracts
Read MoreConfusion over future of squat in former police station earmarked for free school
Neither Department for Education nor Tauheedul Free Schools Trust can say if eviction proceedings have yet been launched
Read MoreInvisible and living on our streets: the plight of Hackney’s homeless
Lives lived and lost in our midst by those ‘outside of society’
Read MoreDavid Baddiel to take to stage at Hackney Winter Night Shelter fundraiser
Isy Suttie, Bridget Christie, Ginger and Black, and Paul Sinha will also perform at Belter for the Shelter event
Read MoreStreet artist Stik gives away work in Big Issue
Once homeless graffiti artist publishes exclusive work in magazine to help people living on streets
Read MoreSeason of goodwill helps Hackney Winter Night Shelter meet demand
With more volunteers than ever, the Night Shelter is opening for an extra two months this year
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