Princesshay has teamed up with local homelessness charity, St Petrock’s to launch Petrock’s Place. The outlet on Paris Street will take and sell donated clothes, take in donations for survival equipment and run regular workshops to enable people to breathe new life into clothing and textiles that may otherwise have been thrown away. All profits from the shop will go directly to help the clients of St Petrock’s. In addition, the space will provide a safe, caring environment for the most vulnerable people to learn new skills. The Crown Estate and Nuveen, joint owners of Princesshay, has...
Exeter City Council is backing a scheme which gives members of the public an alternative way of making a donation to help homeless people in the city.
The Council will be placing QR codes in all of its buildings - including leisure centres and the Civic Centre – allowing the public to donate money towards supporting homeless people in Exeter.
The scheme is being run by the Exeter Homeless Partnership (EHP), of which the City Council is a partner. A new campaign is being launched to make people aware of how they can get involved in the initiative.
The IKEA store in Exeter has donated bundles of home items to equip Julian House new accommodation in Exeter, which will improve and change the lives of our vulnerable and homeless community.
The demand for Julian House work continues to grow and thanks to the generosity of corporations like Ikea, Julian House is able to continue supporting people to rebuild their lives after homelessness, prison, addiction, domestic abuse, and long-term unemployment.
Daffne Zamudio, Senior Community and Events Fundraiser for Julian House in Devon said: “We’re very grateful for the...
An Exeter charity that provides support for homeless or vulnerably housed people has received a donation of £1,000 from the Amazon delivery station team in Exeter to help it continue to support the local community. St Petrock’s, a charity that is currently marking its 25th anniversary of supporting the Exeter community, received the donation as part Amazon’s programme to support the communities around its operating locations across the UK. For 25 years, St Petrock’s has been the first point of contact for people who are homeless, or vulnerably housed, in Exeter and surrounding areas. The...
Exeter City Council will be making extra emergency accommodation available to rough sleepers over the coming days as temperatures are set to dip below freezing.
The City Council stressed that nobody needs to be sleeping outside and has activated its Severe Weather Emergency Protocol (SWEP) in light of the worsening forecast for tonight (Wednesday) and the next four nights.
The Council is also said that members of the public who see someone they believe to be rough sleeping overnight can contact report it to the Exeter Assertive Homeless Outreach team (AHOT) on 01392...
A newly refurbished homelessness service in Exeter is set to provide much-needed short-term accommodation for the city’s homeless.
Having opened in Howell Road this week, it will offer 11 bedrooms and communal facilities for homeless adults and those at risk of being made homeless.
Run by Sanctuary Supported Living , the building has been fully refurbished with a new kitchen, bathrooms and security system. Working on referrals from the Rough Sleepers team and Exeter City Council, the service will provide first stage accommodation for those in crisis and requiring...
Exeter City Council has secured major government funding to continue to address homelessness in the city.
The government today (Thursday 17 September) announced that Exeter would receive £440,000 from its Next Steps Accommodation Programme as part of a commitment to end rough sleeping.
The Next Steps programme sees £91.5 million given to 274 councils across the UK to help vulnerable people housed during the pandemic.
Working with partners across the city, the funding will allow the Council to continue to support those accommodated during Covid-19
Exeter City Council has launched an ambitious bid to address homelessness in the city.
If successful the Next Steps Accommodation Programme funding would continue to support those accommodated during Covid-19 and help to further address homelessness in the city.
The application with city partners looks to:
· Continue to provide accommodation until the end of March 2021 for the 42 accommodated under Covid and continue to reduce rough sleeping in the city
· Provide dedicated support for those accommodated in hotels
A book about Little Miss Homeless has been created to raise awareness of women's homelessness.
A not-for-profit parody of the Mr Men series, the story's main character leaves home due to domestic violence, stays in a night shelter, on a friend's sofa and on the streets.
Issues raised in the story (which is not for children) include drugs and sexual violence – and there is no happy ending for Little Miss Homeless.
Written by Harriet Earle-Brown, a PhD student at the University of Exeter, the story is available for free online.
The Big Issue Group has confirmed details of its plan for vendors’ return on Monday 6th July to selling the magazine in Exeter, with measures including the provision of extensive PPE, contactless card payment equipment and the introduction of stringent health and safety procedures in all distribution offices.
The Big Issue, which offers homeless and vulnerably housed people across the UK a means by which to earn a legitimate income, took the decision to safeguard its network of vendors and the public by asking that they stop selling on streets across the whole of the UK with...
