Friends First

A Brighton based charity; equipping and empowering people who are homeless, socially isolated and long-term unemployed into supported development

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I just uploaded “Darren Story 2017 720p” to #Vimeo: https://t.co/hM2ovN7nCR

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Massive shout out to @BrightonHoveBus for their generous award of 50 bus tickets to Friends First, from their Community Support Fund. The gift of these bus tickets will help our trainee's immensely by getting two and from training programs or support sessions. Thank you!!!

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'Councils accepted eight families as homeless for every social home built in England last year, according to a new study of the latest homelessness statistics'.
https://t.co/7vDpYGd4kZ

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"Analysis suggests councils have lost billions from their budgets for lone homeless people since 2009".
https://t.co/KnHVmF8ymi

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1 in every 200 people in the UK is homeless. 320,000 people across the UK are sleeping rough or vulnerably housed a report from @Shelter has revealed. #housingcrisis #foodbank #5WeeksTooLong #socialjustice
https://t.co/P77hN8MOZr

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Radical steps from US Congresswoman @RepMaxineWaters to tackle homelessness. “...that every American has a safe, affordable place to live”. We in the UK need to heed the situation in the US, our #housingcrisis is leading us down a wretched path. #AffordableHomesForAll

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12.5 million people in the UK live in absolute poverty, including 3.7 million children. Housing, benefit, and employment injustices taking their toll. @LivingWage #housingcrisis #benefitdelay

https://t.co/5VTE8I0ESZ

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We applaud @monzo and their campaign to eliminate barriers to banking for the 1m + adults in the UK without a basic bank account, meaning barriers to employment, housing, and benefits. Barriers to Banking https://t.co/CzcalRFd8Z

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Despite employment levels being at their highest for a generation the most vulnerable in our society lay hidden beneath the statistics:
https://t.co/X92Awe7FeI

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Positive steps taken by @BrightonHoveCC:

https://t.co/sdow06NRUg

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Astronomical property rental rates in cities like Brighton & Hove slowly but surely push people toward deprivation, and being marginalised within their own communities. Read more here: https://t.co/bCh5cAplX8 #housingcrisis #homelessness #gentrification #socialjustice

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Insightful post from @AndyWinterBN1 on homelessness prevention rather than cure - https://t.co/aCY0EU9ZPd

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Thank you to @brightonargus for your generous donation which paid for @_Friends_First trainees past and present to have our Christmas lunch today! 🥘🥘 #Brighton #January #friday

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Our thanks to Gavin and all at @Brillbrighton who do our City good! Looking forward to bringing more socially conscious business into Brighton with your support in 2019. Merry Christmas from all at @_Friends_First

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A Merry Christmas to Gavin and all at @BHEPnews who do our City good! Looking forward to working with you more in 2019, from all @_Friends_First

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It's our pleaure to be supporting the work of @stpeters_church by catering for the Brighton Churches Nightshelter project, supporting people experiencing street homelessness over these coldest winter months

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A privilege to be supporting the Brighton & Hove City Council Nightshelter, supporting people experiencing street homelessness over these coldest winter months, and to be working with @BrightonHoveCC

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#TisTheSeaonToBeJolly but for the many people sleeping rough on the streets of Brighton and Hove it's most certainly not. £5 can help raise funds to provide life-changing services to those who need it most in our city. Text: FRIE18 £5 to 70070

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Many thanks to @sccoalition for your support and enthusiasm for our work, and the work of small charities around the UK. We salute you!

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@HomelessStoryuk great to chat about your work, excited for what the future holds for your work!

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Simon did it! Read why Si ran the Brighton Marathon for us on Sunday here https://t.co/LVGrKE2ERO #brightonmarathon