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Dear Thangam Debbonaire Re: Creating a city empowered to solve homelessness. Congratulations on becoming the new Shadow Housing Secretary, as we are situated in and around St Paul’s you are also our local MP for Bristol West, and we wanted to be one of the first charities to openly congratulate you and invite you to […]
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Open letter to Thangam Debbonaire
Hello, We need your support more than ever because whilst you are in the relative safety of your home, isolated and protected, those experiencing homelessness are at great risk and extremely vulnerable. This is perhaps one of the most important letters that I have ever had to write. We are in unprecedented times with the […]
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COVID-19
My first interaction with Caring at Christmas was an overnight shift on Christmas Eve in 2010. And I was immediately hooked. I turned up with no previous volunteering experience, not sure what to expect, wondering what on earth I’d talk to people about and how I’d manage to stay up all night. The briefing at […]
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Have you thought about volunteering at night?
Max* is an 18 year old from Bristol who came to Room 45 last year. After struggling with a chaotic household, an absent father and a mother unable to cope with poor mental health Max left the family home, resulting in him becoming homeless with no support network at the age of 17. After contact […]
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Max’s Story
One of our amazing guests Jane has overcome a lot this year and has been kind enough to share her story with Caring in Bristol. We thought we would share her story as an example of where the strength of an individual and the support of our Nightstop services can result in a better outcome […]
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Jane’s Story
We speak to Jamie, our newest member of staff on how he came to be involved with Caring in Bristol.
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