We’re working towards a future where rough sleeping is rare, brief, and non-recurring, but until we get there, we need your support, so clients like Shane can continue their journey to independence.
- £100 will buy 15 warm meals for our Outreach team to give to rough sleepers
- £250 could provide mobile phones and credit for five clients so that they can keep in touch with their support workers at SPEAR and access their Universal Credit
- £500 could ensure clients stay warm in their new homes following a period of homelessness
Shane's story
Shane, 60, has a background in market trading and the creative industries, but found himself facing homelessness when irregular work meant he fell behind on his rent and was evicted from his housing association home.
When our Outreach team met Shane, he had been sleeping in his tent for almost six years. Once safely housed at our hostel, Penny Wade House, he began to set goals, learn new skills and focus on becoming fully independent.
