Posts tagged with "Homelessness"
The Spirit Of The Streets Choir
The Spirit Of The Streets choir was borne out of the struggles of its founding members, discovers Danielle Aumord
St Bart’s
St Bart’s, happy Perthday
Cafe Art
Art, social impact and coffee go hand in hand with Cafe Art. Danielle Aumord checks them out
In memory of Richard Muzira
CoolTan Arts volunteer Richard Muzira has tragically died after his bycicle was in collision with a lorry in south London. He is the sixth cyclist to die in London in 13 days. Answers From Big Issue interviewed this amazing man during a visit to CoolTan earlier this year…
Empowerment Plan
The Empowerment Plan in Detroit produces a highly insulated coat which can be a hold-all and a sleeping bag. They are also training people. Jenny McBain speaks to its young founder. // Veronika Scott is from Detroit and still in her early twenties but she is already making strides as a social pioneer, successfully battling […]
Beyond Food Foundation
By Big Issue vendor Sharon Payne. The Beyond Food Foundation (BFF) runs two programmes to help people who either are, have been, or could, become homeless. Started by chef Simon Boyle, the Foundation aims to provide valuable skills, along with self-confidence in order to help people to gain meaningful employment. Boyle originally invited homeless people […]
Homeless World Cup
There are one billion homeless people in the world according to the United Nations. These are easy figures to say but a difficult situation to face. As a global problem homelessness manifests itself in many different ways but the feeling of isolation, exclusion and hopelessness are universal. When we first created the Homeless World Cup […]
