Tomorrow, the Women’s Rough Sleeping Census begins. 📋 Women experiencing rough sleeping are too often missed because they stay out of sight to stay safe... If we don’t see women, we can’t support them. It’s time to #MakeWomenCount. 💛
Single Homeless Project
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London-wide charity working to prevent #homelessness and help Londoners to transform their lives.
Health checks, yoga, a BBQ and a very lively jam session! 💛🎸 Our recent Wellbeing Day brought residents and staff together for some fun while making vital health support easier to access. 👓 12 residents had eye tests 🫁 10 had lung health checks 🩺 15 had blood tests and chest x-rays #Health
Not a random list of places. 📍 Real places where women sleep rough to avoid violence, abuse and exploitation. ⚠️ Next week, the Women’s Rough Sleeping Census count begins, using a gender-informed approach to uncover the true scale of women’s rough sleeping. It’s time to #MakeWomenCount.
Homelessness can be prevented. 🏠 Getting the right advice, guidance and practical support at the right time can help people resolve housing problems and avoid reaching crisis point. 💬 #HousingAdvice #Support #Chairty
After years of homelessness, Natalie found it difficult to trust anyone. Until she found her support worker Vicki - taking time to listen, building trust, and standing alongside her. Now Natalie has a home she's proud of, is reconnecting with her family, and a future. #RealStory #Support
Leaving prison should be a chance to rebuild your life. But in London, 1 in 6 people leaving prison are released into homelessness. If we’re serious about tackling reoffending, support cannot stop at the prison gates. Everyone needs somewhere safe and stable to call home. 🏠
After years of homelessness and trauma, Alice found it difficult to trust people. Keeping others at a distance felt safer. Finding a home was only part of the change needed. Through our Sports programme, Alice has found friendship, purpose and a community she trusts and calls family. ❤️
Homelessness can be traumatic and deeply isolating. This #WorldSuicidePreventionDay, we’re thinking of anyone sleeping rough, facing an uncertain future, struggling with trauma or feeling alone. Everyone deserves to feel heard and supported. Every life matters. 💙
Ready, set… Sports Day! 🏃 This week, more than 250 clients and staff from across London will come together for our annual day of sport, connection and friendly competition. 🏆 The day is a testament to the incredible power of sport to bring people together. We can’t wait to see everyone there! 💜
Women experience homelessness differently to men, facing unique challenges, trauma and barriers to accessing support. 🚺 That’s why our specialist women’s hostels are designed to provide safe, understanding and trauma-informed spaces, where women can get the support they need without judgement. 💜
“I feel like I’m part of something. I feel wanted. I’ve never felt like that with my family or friends before.” ❤️ After years of keeping people at a distance, Alice has found a community she trusts and a place where she feels she belongs, thanks to our Sports programme. #SportForGood
Eight years ago, our Achieving Potential programme set out to help people by opening doors to education, training, employment and new opportunities. ✨ Having been there from the beginning, Joe Mitchell, who heads the programme, reflects on what the past eight years have taught him. 👇
Behind every number is a child growing up without the security of a permanent home. A family living out of bags. Parents wondering when they’ll finally get somewhere to call their own. No child should be raised in a hostel. And no family should spend years waiting for a front door of their own. 🏠
James moved through seven foster homes before finding stability with Single Homeless Project. With a safe place to live and a team in his corner, James built his independence, found a creative outlet through our SoundHouse music project, and got support with his mental health. #YoungPeople #Youth
Everyone deserves a place to call home and the opportunity to thrive. Last year, we helped make that possible for more than 10,000 Londoners. 💛 #London #SocialImpact #Charity
The Renters' Rights Act is now in force, bringing the biggest changes to renting in decades. 🤝 If you're renting, here's what the new rules mean for you! #RentersRights #Renting #Housing #HousingRights
For too long, women’s rough sleeping has been hidden and underestimated. Today’s announcement marks an important shift, recognising the realities women face and helping ensure that efforts to end rough sleeping don’t leave women behind. Our response today’s announcement from the Prime Minister.
There is no one-size-fits-all solution to ending rough sleeping. If we're serious about ending homelessness for good, we need services that recognise people's different experiences and respond to their individual needs. #RoughSleeping #Homelessness #Women #LGBTQ #HomelessnessSupport
Natalie spent years surviving homelessness and addiction, moving between hostels, temporary accommodation and the streets. Now she calls her flat her "little palace" - reconnecting with family and planning for the future. Read Natalie's story on our website. #RealStory #HomelessnessAwareness
London is set to reach 35°C today. 🔥 Extreme heat puts people sleeping rough at serious risk. Please check in, offer water or help someone find shade if you can. In an emergency, call 999. 🚨 #Heatwave #HotWeather #London
Our research found that every 7.5 minutes, one Londoner is pushed into #homelessness. 😔 That means at least 15 people will become #homeless during today's solar #eclipse. 🌒
💬 "Walking through the doors to the hostel... I remember sobbing and crying." Now, Milo is preparing for a place to call home. Safe support gave them the chance to heal, make friends and look to the future. 💜
We're incredibly proud to see Arwa Omaren, one of the people we've supported, perform her one-woman show, 𝙃𝙚𝙘𝙪𝙗𝙖: 𝙒𝙝𝙮 𝘼𝙢 𝙄 𝙄𝙣 𝙔𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝘾𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙮?, at this year's Edinburgh Fringe. 🎭 If you're at the Fringe this August, go see it! 💙 #EdinburghFringe #Theatre
🗣️ Our Head of Rough Sleeping, Mel Malcolm, spoke to the Camden New Journal about why extreme heat poses such a serious risk to people sleeping rough. 🔗 Read the full article: https://loom.ly/8Y6HZIo #HotWeather #Homelessness #ClimateChange
With a splash of paint and a few volunteers, Liss helps turn our hostels into spaces that finally feel like home. 🏡 💬 "Seeing it all come together, with clients involved and staff so appreciative... that's what makes it all worthwhile." 💛
Real progress starts with recognising that rough sleeping doesn't look the same for everyone. By understanding people's different experiences, we can design services that give everyone the support they need to leave homelessness behind for good. #RoughSleeping #Women #LGBTQ #HomelessnessSupport
Last year, we helped 4,750 people stay in their own home, preventing homelessness before it happened. Because the best outcome isn't helping someone after they've lost their home. It's making sure they never lose it in the first place. ❤️
💬 "You have to do things yourself." Jurga lived by those words for years until she met Michelle. 💬 "When I realised this wasn't about Michelle doing everything for me, but helping me do it myself, everything changed." That understanding helped Jurga rebuild her confidence and reclaim her life ✨
Figures released last week show rough sleeping in London has fallen by 10% over the past year, including a 45% drop in young people sleeping rough. Encouraging progress, but there's still much more to do. No one should be sleeping rough in 2026. 🏠
At Single Homeless Project, you'll join a team that's ambitious, compassionate and committed to making a real difference! ❤️ If you're looking for a role with purpose, we'd love to hear from you. #WorkForUs #CharityJobs #MakeADifference #Job