by Ben Johnston | 6 Dec 2021 | Home
From living in London, homeless, Cynthia found hope thanks to our supporters. “There’s no denying that there is a stigma about homeless people – about how they look, about how they smell,” says Cynthia Kesington, who, 20 years ago, found herself homeless and living in...
by Ben Johnston | 25 Nov 2021 | Empower, Trustees
Homelessness charity Oasis Community Housing is joining White Ribbon UK and thousands of other indviduals and organisations in raising awareness of domestic abuse and violence, in a bid to prevent it before it starts, as today (25 November) commences 16 days of...
by Ben Johnston | 23 Nov 2021 | Empower
Our Empower Team is our domestic abuse service working in Gateshead to provide women with the support they need to recover and move beyond the impact of domestic abuse. Holly shares what a typical day in the life of a domestic abuse worker looks like. “This...
by Ben Johnston | 18 Oct 2021 | Basis
How do you start your day off right, breakfast and a cuppa? Our homeless drop in centre staff know there are lots of little things we take for granted when we start each day. Cleaning your teeth, a shower, breakfast and clean dry clothes. Not to mention a little...
