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Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR): Why is it Vital and How to do it well
Corporate social responsibility (CSR) refers to how your company aims to operate in an ethical and sustainable manner, while taking into...
Clothing Collective
May 10, 20232 min read
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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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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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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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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 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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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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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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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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Cause or Effect? - Substance Misuse.
Substance misuse within the homeless community is a huge and prevalent problem. Whether it be misuse of alcohol or drugs, both have...
Josh Miller
Nov 8, 20213 min read
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What is “green poverty” and what can be done about it?
In recent years, awareness around the importance of time spent in nature for our mental and physical wellbeing has been growing. Studies...
Jean Duggan
Nov 3, 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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The Universal Credit cut
In response to the economic hardship brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic last year, the government announced an uplift for those on...
Josh Miller
Oct 20, 20213 min read
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