Homeless people are so easily dehumanised, labelled as “the other” and therefore not worthy of our attention. Yet with figures last week showing that more than 5,000 people are living on the streets, while 320,000 people in Britain [England, Scotland and we need to urgently rethink our attitude to destitution. Many rough sleepers are made homeless due to mental health issues or family bereavements. So often we simply speed-walk past them or look down at our phones rather than engage.
When I was younger I, too, just walked past the 30 rough sleepers near my home in north London. That was until 2015 when my university was looking for volunteers to take part in the Big SleepOut in Uxbridge, west London, hosted by Trinity Homeless Projects. The charity is responsible for providing housing, coaching and work placements for homeless people, helping them lead a healthier and better life.
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