The city council intends to move elderly residents from the care home in Burnbank Avenue to new accommodation in Possilpark. Social work bosses then want […]
Homeless
Everyday Hero: Nine-year-old creates care packages for homeless
A nine-year-old’s quest to help the homeless started on a car ride. Mandy Sperando lives in Gibsonton. Mandy told us, she was with her brother […]
You may think of homelessness as a distinctly urban issue, with people sleeping in shelters or on the streets. But homelessness happens in rural communities […]
Focus on Homelessness
Homelessness is nothing new and it’s an issue that affects people across the world. Despite it being something everyone is aware of, it can be easy […]
Homelessness in Australia
Homelessness in Australia Infographic. See here.
You can never have enough warm socks
I’m just a regular guy. I’ve been a special education teacher most of my life. I’ve had great moments and crummy ones, including a very […]
Homeless theatre: how to engage hard-to-reach audiences
For over 20 years, Cardboard Citizens has been engaging with hard-to-reach audiences. Our main focus has been homeless and ex-homeless people, and those at risk of homelessness. Our most […]
Why homeless services are failing women
Women make up 26% of people who accessed homelessness services in 2013, which in real numbers is around 10,000 people. At the sharpest end of homelessness, 786 […]
Egypt’s Street Children – Victims of Political Instability
Egypt’s street children had a lot to gain from the country’s revolution. However, change has come slowly if at all, and in many ways, their cause has […]
Living Along the Railroad
This morning we went with Raj in the car to meet Emran in a teastall (cha dokan) near his house. Welcoming us to their teastall, […]
Encouraging Steps in Abolishing Human Slavery
Sometimes, really good ideas in the fight against the sex trafficking of kids get adopted broadly, and it gives hope to all of us in […]
From homeless to feeding others
A warm smile, a safe haven and a hearty meal. Isaac Barentine and Will Pruit know the importance of all three – especially for someone […]
What you learn about humanity from living on the streets
Passers-by mainly ignore me, a homeless woman sitting on the sidewalk or a bench. The people who do speak to me are either curious, or […]
Russia and Ukraine move to protect homeless from cold snap
Russia and Ukraine have both taken precautions to protect homeless people, scores of whom have frozen to death on the streets of Europe during its brutal cold […]
Ready Steady Cook-style challenges help young homeless people to eat well
Every Tuesday at 6pm the training room at the Foyer – an accommodation centre for young people affected by homelessness – is hastily converted into a […]