Voicebox: Homelessness
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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20 May 2019
How a callous council crackdown raised awareness to the plight of the homeless
Many councils and the government have begun huge campaigns to supposedly ‘crackdown’ on the homeless and eliminate homelessness from this country. What is the human cost?
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12 April 2019
The housing crisis is still a crisis
London has a housing crisis, yet every new-build housing development that goes up treats addressing the situation as an afterthought.
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21 March 2019
Interview with Jim Graver, Big Issue
Jim talks about his 23 years at The Big Issue, its growth and expansion, and his views on eradicating homelessness
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20 March 2019
Being homeless in temporary accommodation
How 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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25 February 2019
Taking a bite out of social convention
A way to change homelessness for good, together
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21 February 2019
We’re the leaders of the future: The 16 year old homeless drive organiser
“We are doing this to feed the homeless, not to feed egos.”
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4 February 2019
Stop Don’t Stare – My Experience of a Homeless Drive
My 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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28 January 2019
Crisis at Christmas: Tackling Homelessness in Newcastle
In 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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5 December 2018
No, homeless people aren't all 'choosing' to live on the streets
Society's outdated and flawed notion of choice correlating to consequence needs to be radically overhauled
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3 December 2018
Homeless hotspot: Brighton’s crisis
“We’ve got a humanitarian crisis on our hands” - Invisible Voices
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16 November 2018
Homeless to hostel to home: An interview with Dan Campbell
“These days I have a lot more to lose.”
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13 November 2018
The hypocrisy in society’s attitude towards helping the homeless
There 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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7 November 2018
How do people end up homeless?
We 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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19 October 2018
“I basically had to declare myself homeless”
19-year-old Georgia shares her experience of being homeless in the most expensive city in the UK.