Most women think of their period as the dreaded time of the month... Well, imagine being homeless and having your period without having access to sanitary items and proper hygiene, forcing you to just go without, with no other option but to use toilet paper, pieces of clothing or anything else absorbent that you can get there hands on.
Skipton building Society’s Charitable Foundation has donated £628 to Homemaker Limited.
The aim of the Homemaker charity is to prevent homelessness in the Devon, Plymouth, Torbay and Somerset area. The services provide are usually aimed at people who are at a high risk of becoming homeless and are in financial distress and therefore offers money advice, budgeting, debt advice, advocacy...
Shelter is today launching an urgent appeal after a new investigation conducted by the charity uncovered the harrowing impact of homelessness on families and children in Britain.
Over 2,600 children in the South West face spending this Christmas homeless and in temporary accommodation, the highest level recorded since 2009, new analysis of government figures shows.
Dogs Trust Ilfracombe has been getting crafty to help their homeless hounds feel as at home as possible this festive season, as staff prepare for what is expected to be another busy Christmas.
A local volunteer named Michelle Hindes, who makes bespoke embroidered bandanas for the dogs, has created festive decorations and personalised an array of Christmas stockings for some of the...
Research by the housing and homelessness charity Shelter has revealed that approximately 19,000 renters were put at risk of eviction in the last year - equivalent to over 350 renters per week.
The shocking new analysis, which uses Ministry of Justice figures, showed that 1 in every 86 rented households in the South West have been put at risk of losing their home.
Path has received £5,000 to fund tenancy starter packs for homeless people in Devon.
The donation was provided by the Santander Foundation which offers grants to UK registered charities for projects that help disadvantaged people in local communities.
The grant will enable Path to provide basic & essential items for our clients moving into a new home with nothing.
Alarming new figures from housing charity Shelter have revealed almost 500 people in the South West were put at risk of losing their home every week in the last year.
In an analysis of statistics from the Ministry of Justice, the charity identified how many people are at risk of eviction and repossession as well as the ‘home threat hotspots’ across the South West where people are most...
Funding of nearly £220,000 has been awarded to Plymouth City Council, West Devon Borough Council and South Hams District Council to boost work supporting single people who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless.
£219,185 has been secured from the Government’s Single Homeless Fund. The money will be made available over two years and will help boost the work that is already taking...
A 56-year-old man who was reported missing in the early hours of Monday morning (13 May) has been found safe and well.
Police had been concerned for the welfare of Christopher Pearce from Plymouth, a rough sleeper who is known to frequent the city centre as well as other areas. Initial checks and searches had failed to discover his whereabouts.
