Pembroke provides food for 100 homeless people
Pembroke College is providing homeless people in Oxford with three meals a day in response to the COVID-19 outbreak. The College is participating in...
Merton pledge support for Homeless Charter
Merton College announced last Tuesday that they have pledged support for Oxford Homeless Movement Charter, becoming the latest Oxford organisation to join the cause.
The...
Oxford City Council releases latest rough sleeper street count
Oxford City Council has released
its latest rough sleeper street
count for the month of November
2019.
The council counted 43 people
sleeping rough on the streets of
Oxford on...
City Council opens emergency beds for rough sleepers
Due to harsh weather conditions, Oxford City Council is tonight (Tuesday 11 February) opening emergency beds for people experiencing rough sleeping.
The Council has a...
Moran takes aim at “Dickensian” homelessness law
Layla Moran, the Liberal Democrat
MP for Oxford West and Abingdon,
has moved to abolish the Vagrancy
Act in the new parliament.
The Act makes it a criminal...
Is the Christmas vac actually the worst holiday of the year?
Jenna Colaco examines the difficulties the winter vacation can present.
Is the Christmas vac actually the worst holiday of the year?
In very simple terms,
yes: the Christmas vacation is arguably the worst of the year. It is
usually the shortest— 39 days this year. It may...
No home, no vote, no option
“Same old, same old as far as I’m concerned,” said
46-year-old Shamen Hazzard, a rough sleeper in Oxford, dismissing the prospect
of voting in this year’s...
Oxford City Council launch new provision to tackle homelessness
Oxford City Council have announced a new provision designed to tackle homelessness. The scheme, known as the ‘Somewhere Safe to Stay’ service, will provide...
Plea for £1.5 million to fight homelessness
A new city-wide partnership was launched last week to reduce rough sleeping in Oxford.
Designed to be “innovative and inclusive,” the Oxford Homeless Movement...
Counter homelessness initiative launched in South Oxfordshire
Soha House are jointly funding the ‘Housing First’ project with South Oxford District Council, which focuses on providing housing for homeless people with complex...
Homelessness is not just for Christmas
Attention must be given to the problem of homelessness all year round if the issue is to be tackled.
Project SOUP to host fundraising dinner
Proceeds from the "soup dinner" will be split between three homeless charities
Council opens new hub to tackle homelessness
The hub will be used by multiple groups focused on reducing homelessness, including St Mungo's and Crisis