Voicebox: Life on the streets
The current rise of homelessness is one of the great tragedies we currently face. We want to take a look at the causes of homelessness, as well as speak to people who have experienced this hardship.
Photo: Neil Moralee
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Blog
12 April 2019The housing crisis is still a crisis
View BlogLondon has a housing crisis, yet every new-build housing development that goes up treats addressing the situation as an afterthought.
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Interview
21 March 2019Interview with Jim Graver, Big Issue
View InterviewJim talks about his 23 years at The Big Issue, its growth and expansion, and his views on eradicating homelessness
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Blog
20 March 2019Being homeless in temporary accommodation
View BlogHow can someone who has a roof over their head be considered homeless? The underrepresented temporarily homeless culture that is rampant in our communities but no one is talking about.
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Feature
25 February 2019Taking a bite out of social convention
View FeatureA way to change homelessness for good, together
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Interview
21 February 2019We’re the leaders of the future: The 16 year old homeless drive organiser
View Interview“We are doing this to feed the homeless, not to feed egos.”
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Blog
4 February 2019Stop Don’t Stare – My Experience of a Homeless Drive
View BlogMy three hours of volunteering left me feeling warm and fulfilled - did I do it for myself or to actually help others?
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Blog
28 January 2019Crisis at Christmas: Tackling Homelessness in Newcastle
View BlogIn the UK homelessness is an ongoing issue with 64,960 homeless assessments being made between April and June 2018, so to reduce the number of the homeless Crisis, a national charity for homeless people, are tackling the issue with help from volunteers, campaigners and the wider public. By supporting Crisis someone can leave homelessness for good.
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Blog
5 December 2018No, homeless people aren't all 'choosing' to live on the streets
View BlogSociety's outdated and flawed notion of choice correlating to consequence needs to be radically overhauled
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Feature
3 December 2018Homeless hotspot: Brighton’s crisis
View Feature“We’ve got a humanitarian crisis on our hands” - Invisible Voices
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Feature
16 November 2018Homeless to hostel to home: An interview with Dan Campbell
View Feature“These days I have a lot more to lose.”
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Blog
13 November 2018The hypocrisy in society’s attitude towards helping the homeless
View BlogThere are certain stigmas surrounding homeless people that dictate how the rest of society treats them. These are outdated, callous, and hypocritical, and we should do better
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Blog
7 November 2018How do people end up homeless?
View BlogWe use the term homeless to describe those we see sleeping rough on the streets. Homelessness is a bigger issue than what we understand and the road to homelessness is not as simple as some of us might think.
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Feature
19 October 2018“I basically had to declare myself homeless”
View Feature19-year-old Georgia shares her experience of being homeless in the most expensive city in the UK.
