Keystage Housing

Putting people at the heart of housing; with safe and supportive places to stay for those leaving rough sleeping, leaving offending or living with mental health

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Christmas is around the corner. If you want to make a difference this year, why not consider volunteering with Crisis? Applications are now open for volunteering to join a community of like-minded people passionate about ending homelessness https://t.co/PKHiJk8YBl #volunteer

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We joined forces with Stevenage charity Waste Not Want Not to update a garden at one of our facilities as part of an amazing project to use horticulture as a therapeutic tool
https://t.co/TuEqWsKseK #gardening #horticulture #gardentherapy #wellbeing

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UK charity leaders have called on Suella Braverman to “urgently reverse” her plan to restrict the use of tents by rough sleepers in urban areas, warning that it will cause a “totally preventable” rise in street deaths https://t.co/sEY3P6VvaQ #homelessness #housingcrisis

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Service users at Keystage Housing have been involved in monthly ‘Listening Lunches’ to give their feedback on their experience and help facilitate change. Find out more about the project here >>> https://t.co/mDsZctTHA0 #engagement #homelessness #homelesssupport

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We're pleased to announce that our Trauma course has achieved formal accreditation. The course developed in-house, is now being delivered to staff from Luton Borough Council https://t.co/WcG2v3r3cV #trauma #training #staffdevelopment

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High house prices, soaring rents and benefit cuts are forcing more and more to seek help from local authorities. According to this, England's 'broken' housing system is now a problem no council can avoid https://t.co/jCRiHmEEVx #housingcrisis #costoflivingcrisis #homelessness

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The large majority of pupils at a south London school are homeless, according to its head teacher. Harris Primary Academy Peckham Park has nearly 300 students, all of whom receive free uniform, trips and meals https://t.co/46NTTIInZ6 #housingcrisis #homelessness #homelesschildren

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A surge in people forced to live in B&B and temporary homes in England is costing the taxpayer £1.7bn a year, “shameful” council data analysed by the Local Government Association has revealed. The annual cost could build 100,000 new homes https://t.co/VrWq12kB9G #housingcrisis

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As the UK heads towards a general election, Homeless Link CEO Rick Henderson looks at what the next government must do to get a grip on rising homelessness https://t.co/dpyqW8qPXG #dowhateverittakes #homelessness

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Thousands of homeless teenagers have been steered away from going into care and into cheaper hostel accommodation, a child advocacy charity has said https://t.co/qdsLPqqpbB #homelessness #endhomelessness #dowhateverittakes #housingcrisis

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Putting a Face to a Statistic: DeForrest (DeDe) Hancock explains how she lost her job, home and family in the span of three years before becoming homeless https://t.co/99FXAD8AIh #homelessness #dowhateverittakes

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Millions of people living in damp and run-down properties are suffering worsening mental and physical health due to delays passing crucial reforms into law, research by homelessness charity Shelter has found https://t.co/dVRdeM5Npq #homelessness #housingcrisis #homelesssupport

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We're really proud of our new Achieve Programme, launched to identify staff’s underdeveloped skills and help them set and achieve goals for their future development. It offers insight into transferrable skills to help users progress https://t.co/TYOmRCC2oc #skillsgap #training

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More than half of people want Prince William to open the royal palaces up for the homeless. Big Issue has found that it would help thousands. What do you think of the idea? https://t.co/FDsuGqJXos #homelessness #dowhateverittakes #endhomelessness

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Rising numbers of young people leaving care in England are facing homelessness, according to new figures. The charity Become said "It's a scandal that our care system is leaving young people at risk of homelessness" https://t.co/4gcOaAdQOb #homelessness #careleaver #housingcrisis

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Overnight, the Government ended street homelessness, with more than £700m provided in 2020-21 to tackle the problem. Now, it's back with a vengeance and much of that good work has been undone https://t.co/i1k5wRh0yJ #homelessness #costoflivingcrisis #roughsleeping

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We're pleased to announce that our Trauma course has achieved formal accreditation. The course developed in-house, is now being delivered to staff from Luton Borough Council https://t.co/WcG2v3r3cV #trauma #training #staffdevelopment

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A new BBC documentary called Britain’s Housing Crisis: What Went Wrong? is described as being "nakedly angry" and "powered by rage". The two-part film will have us "bowing our heads in despair" according to this review. Have you watched it? https://t.co/wv8UZqZNFF #housingcrisis

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A bill to reform rental market and ban no-fault evictions is set to get second reading after lengthy delay. MPs will get their first chance to debate the long-awaited rent reforms today, according to reports https://t.co/p2yCCOZ52s #rentalreform #housingcrisis

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A council has published plans for new temporary affordable housing for homeless people.
Bracknell Forest Council has revealed plans to build homes for people in need, built on the former site of a car park owned by the council https://t.co/J7IcujQ8PU #homelessness #housingcrisis