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Video: Crisis Commission artists highlight homelessness

Top international artists Antony Gormley, Gillian Wearing, Jonathan Yeo, and Nika Neelova gathered at Somerset House to highlight homelessness and raise awareness about the Crisis Commission exhibition.
Emergency shelters open for rough sleepers

As cold weather bites across the country special measures to temporarily shelter rough sleepers have been activated by local councils and voluntary sector partners.
Birmingham Skylight Centre launches class in podcasting

Members of Crisis Skylight Centres will soon be hitting the airwaves after a course in podcasting was launched at the Birmingham centre.
Crisis members to stage exhibition at Central St Martin’s College of Art and Design

Since October last year the University of the Arts has been working with homeless and vulnerably housed members of Crisis Skylight and in February the results of this collaboration will form a week long exhibition at Central St Martin's College of Art and Design.
Benefit cut to create ‘grim New Year’

A million households up and down the country are facing a very grim New Year as cuts to housing benefit - that Crisis and others have been campaigning against - are brought in.

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New exhibition at Crisis Bermondsey Project Space

Visual artist and sculptor Hugo Dalton is exhibiting at Crisis' Bermondsey Project Space until 19 February.
No One Turned Away petition: Help us reach 10,000 signatures

The Crisis petition, calling on the government to ensure no one is forced to sleep on the streets in 21st century Britain, has received more than 8,000 signatures but will be closing soon.
Attend the charity premiere of The Woman In Black

Crisis is to hold an intimate charity premiere of The Woman in Black, starring Daniel Radcliffe, on 6 February
White House advisor joins Crisis discussion on future of UK homelessness

White House advisor and world-renowned homelessness expert Professor Dennis Culhane will take part in a panel discussion, Homelessness in Austere Times: lessons from home and abroad. Tickets are free with limited numbers still available.
Welfare Reform Bill reaches critical stages

As the Welfare Reform Bill reaches its final stages in the House of Lords, Crisis has been warning that some of the proposed changes to the benefits system will have serious consequences for homeless people and risk increasing homelessness.
No One Turned Away - progress but we still need your help

Crisis has welcomed housing minister Grant Shapps' announcement of a 20m fund 'to ensure that no one is turned away when they are most in need'.

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