General News

General News

I took part in the 2024 annual rough sleeping street count. Here’s what I found out.

Each autumn an annual street count is taken of the number of people rough sleeping in the UK. This number provides the government’s estimate as ...
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Current Affairs

Autumn Budget: Cuts to funding could lead to preventable deaths warn three homeless charities

With central government funding for homelessness support set to expire in March 2025, three Oxfordshire-based charities have warned what that could mean for the people ...
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Current Affairs

World Homeless Day 2024

On October 10th colleagues and supporters helped mark World Homeless Day at Homeless Oxfordshire in a variety of ways. Challenging perceptions Think homelessness is just ...
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General News

Three things I observed as a psychotherapist working with people experiencing homelessness in Banbury

We were very grateful to psychotherapist Philippa Smethurst MSc for facilitating reflective practice for support workers at our Mawle Court project in Banbury recently. Here ...
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Fundraising

Golfers raise £19,000 for Homeless Oxfordshire

Golf enthusiasts from local businesses took to the fairways at Studley Wood Golf Club near Barton in Oxford recently to raise money for Homeless Oxfordshire, ...
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Fundraising

Celebrating Volunteers’ Week: Q&A with Fundraising and Comms volunteer Paul Berry

From wrapping Christmas gifts for our residents to painting our staff room, our individual and corporate volunteers bring additional skills and new perspectives, enhance the ...
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Current Affairs

Jerry’s story: ready for a fresh start but with nowhere to go

Just imagine… You’ve struggled with addiction since your teens. You lost everything, became homeless, got support, went through rehab. After years of commitment and hard ...
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Fundraising

Getting muddy for money: Q&A with Homeless Oxfordshire’s Simon Hughes on marking 10 years at the charity

Simon Hughes is a housing and resettlement worker for Homeless Oxfordshire and, to mark 10 years working for the charity, decided to participate in muddy ...
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Current Affairs

Cheryl’s story: why a lack of social and affordable housing in Oxfordshire is contributing to the housing crisis

As the county’s largest provider of supported accommodation for people experiencing homelessness, Homeless Oxfordshire is acutely aware of the pressures facing local authorities, statutory services ...
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Homeless Oxfordshire to hold art exhibition

Homeless Oxfordshire invites visitors to its Through Our Eyes exhibition to view life from a different perspective and see the daily challenges and joys through ...
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Current Affairs

Joint open letter from Homeless Oxfordshire, Aspire Oxfordshire, and Connection Support to Home Secretary, Suella Braverman

Dear Home Secretary, Homeless Oxfordshire, Aspire Oxfordshire, and Connection Support refute your recent comments regarding homelessness, are saddened by your ill-informed choice of language that ...
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Fundraising

Fairy tale inspires school children to raise money for people experiencing homelessness

Children in years 1 and 2 at Windmill Primary School in Headington raised money for Homeless Oxfordshire after reading fairy tales in class inspired them ...
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Fundraising

Golfers raise £6000 for Homeless Oxfordshire

Golf enthusiasts from local businesses took to the fairways at Studley Wood Golf Club near Barton in Oxford recently to raise money for Homeless Oxfordshire, ...
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Oxfordshire housing and homelessness organisations launch Homelessness Alliance to prevent and resolve homelessness

Six housing and homelessness organisations, local councils and the Lived Experience Advisory Forum (LEAF) in Oxfordshire have collaborated to create the ‘Oxfordshire Homelessness Alliance’, as ...
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Fundraising for Homeless Oxfordshire – Amber’s story

Fundraising is a vital part of Homeless Oxfordshire and, with government funding at its lowest, our fundraisers help us to make a difference in homeless ...
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