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‘No Place Like Home’ campaign launches in Bristol
The Bristol-based social platform Neighbourly has launched a national campaign to support people who are sleeping rough, living in temporary accommodation or spending Christmas in a refuge.
No Place Like Home provides a platform to support 55 charities and community projects across the country, including Feed the Homeless in Bristol. Through donations from local individuals and business backers, the nationwide campaign hopes to enable these local charities and organisations to reach individuals this Christmas, which has more recently been made more difficult following budget cuts.
For Feed the Homeless, the support will provide them with a platform to fundraise for the general costs of keeping their operation going, including purchasing trolleys to transport food through the streets of Bristol, administrative and volunteer training costs, and buying essential items including tea and coffee.
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Volunteers from Feed the Homeless at work on a cold evening in Bristol
“Neighbourly is a platform that aims to get more people following, supporting and contributing to those charities and projects that make a difference in the fight against homelessness in Bristol and nationally,” explained Nick Davies, founder of Neighbourly, when he spoke to Bristol24/7 about the campaign. “Homelessness is clearly a growing issue, with cuts in housing benefits and mental health provision resulting in a huge spike in the number of rough sleepers.”
Homelessness is currently at its highest rate in the UK since the 1990s, and Bristol has one of the highest rates in the country. Figures released by Bristol City Council in December 2017 showed that the number of rough sleepers in Bristol has risen by 14 per cent in a single year.
For Nick, taking action is key. “We’ve been told by Bristol’s walking group charity, Feed the Homeless, that what they’ve noticed especially is that when people walk up to them and say, ‘We love the idea, how do we join?’ they are clearly inspired to act,” he says. “It’s all about sharing these kinds of stories, and, by doing so, we can hopefully encourage people to join different charities and groups that are helping to tackle the issue of homelessness.
“We would love to see more Bristol charities join in with our campaign. The more the merrier! We’re running the project until February 2018, so it would be great to see more people getting involved. We all know it’s a busy time of year but even just spreading the word amounts to so much, and really does make a difference in raising awareness for the cause.”
Feed The Homeless have a target of raising £1000 and attracting 42 new volunteers during this Christmas campaign. To find out more or to support the cause, visit www.neighbourly.com/FeedTheHomelessBristol.