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200% more women sleeping rough in Oxfordshire than official counts suggest

The 2024 Women’s Rough Sleeping Census Report (WRSC) has revealed that there could be 10 times more women sleeping rough in England than official counts ...
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Tee-rific golfers raise £17,000 for Homeless Oxfordshire

Over 90 golfers gathered together at Studley Wood Golf course for our 2025 golf day and raised an incredible £17,000 to help rebuild lives that ...
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Language matters: How to talk about homelessness

The words we use have the power to inspire, disrupt and mobilise, but they can also perpetuate stereotypes and embed shame. A new report published ...
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A great big thank you!

Over the last few weeks, we’ve been celebrating the wonderful people, businesses and organisations that dig deep to donate time, expertise and funds to Homeless ...
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Meet our new trustees

With decades of experience in the charity sector and expertise spanning operations, social housing, fundraising and communications, we’re thrilled to welcome three new members to ...
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Using creativity to help young people understand homelessness

Calling all Oxfordshire-based primary schools and children’s clubs. A brand-new project for children aged 8-11 has been launched to raise awareness about homelessness in an ...
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No dog left behind

Animal lovers unite! With National Love Your Pet Day coming up, we’re celebrating the incredible connection between humans and dogs – the original pet. For ...
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The results of our 2024 Christmas Appeal

Thanks to the support and kindness of our wonderful new and regular supporters, our 2024 Christmas Appeal raised over £132,000 in monetary donations alone. We ...
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Frilford Heath Golf Club has chosen Homeless Oxfordshire as its 2025 Captains’ Charity

We are thrilled to announce that the newly instated Club Captains at Frilford Heath Golf Club have chosen to make Homeless Oxfordshire their Captains’ Charity ...
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Bringing the festive spirit to our residents this Christmas

From Christmas feasts with all the trimmings to community tree decorating and festive art therapy sessions, this Christmas our residents were given the chance to ...
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Becky’s Christmas story: receiving a gift made her feel seen

Despite the challenges of their situation, with our support Homeless Oxfordshire residents manage to find little moments of hope and joy at Christmas. Over December ...
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Jamal’s Christmas story: completing rehab let him be Dad again

For many residents of Homeless Oxfordshire, Christmas is something that happens to other people. It’s a reminder of the isolation and loneliness that homelessness inflicts ...
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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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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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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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