Before the COVID-19 pandemic, over 4,500 people slept on the streets of England on any one night. This is more than double the number of people sleeping on our streets ten years ago. Homelessness is extremely harmful and dangerous - the average age of death is 45 for a man, and for a woman just 43. Poor health is the root cause of this problem and as a result, people who are homeless are among the most vulnerable to COVID 19.
St Mungo's work during COVID-19
During this time of national emergency, St Mungo’s coordinated the response to get everyone rough sleeping inside, working with the government, the GLA, charities and companies across the country to help as many people as possible off the streets. St Mungo’s supported nearly 2,000 people into hotels to self-isolate.
This was only a temporary measure. St Mungo’s launched a new campaign called ‘No Going Back’, focused on ensuring the Government supports everyone isolating in a hotel to move into specialist hostels or permanent housing.
St Mungo’s coordinated the response to move people rough sleeping to inside
Thanks to nearly 3,000 campaigners, the Government announced an extra £105 million to keep the hotels open and support the people living there into homes of their own.
Comedy Night
Our 4th annual fundraising comedy night raised £5,355.
120 employees came together to support St Mungo’s vital work. As always, the evening was a brilliant success and featured professional MC (Robyn Perkins) and star appearances by comedians Darren Harriott and Tom Lucy.
Breakfast event for World Homelessness Day
We hosted a breakfast event to raise awareness about World Homelessness Day. Our employees learnt about why so many people are sleeping rough as well as real-life stories. We also found out more about the project which we are funding - the No Second Night Out Hub, which provides an essential and rapid response for people who are sleeping rough for the first time.
To find out more information about World Homelessness Day, please watch this short video from St Mungo's.
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