could go towards helping someone find a place to call home and leave homelessness behind for good.
could ensure an advisor, the first point of contact for people who come to Crisis, can spend two full days welcoming people, listening to their stories, and providing them with options.
could ensure a member of our Intensive Case Management Team can spend three days working with people facing complex barriers to move out of homelessness, such as poor mental health or substance use.
could provide a year of one-to-one support and coaching from a lead worker, enabling someone to develop their plans, achieve their goals and build a life beyond homelessness.
Or
Across Britain, we run nine unique Crisis Skylight centres that deliver vital services and tailored one-to-one support to people at risk of or experiencing homelessness.
Every Skylight centre focuses on securing permanent housing, because without a home, lasting change is impossible.
Our Skylight centres are unique because they go beyond housing, also offering life-changing support such as provide access to healthcare, practical coaching, employment assistance and mental health support.
With homelessness continuing to rise, more people urgently need our help to overcome the barriers that force them into homelessness, as well as support to rebuild their lives.
A gift from you today will help keep our Skylight centres running and ensure members can work side-by-side with their dedicated Lead Workers to address their specific needs and end their homelessness for good. Thank you for making this possible.
Forced into homelessness
After his marriage broke down, Abdul was forced into homelessness. Abdul spent nine months sleeping rough, followed by stints in overcrowded and unsuitable accommodation that lacked privacy and badly affected his mental health.
Meeting his Lead Worker changed everything
But after meeting Lead Worker, Kaz, at the Skylight centre London, Abdul was able to develop a unique plan that would help him overcome the challenges he was facing. Kaz supported Abdul into a home and helped him get appropriate support to overcome trauma.
A journey to healing
Abdul has taken every opportunity that has come his way, attending weekly art classes, IT sessions and played football with Crisis. Through the workshops offered at the Skylight centre London, Abdul has rebuilt his confidence and developed his life-skills. He shared:
“I was a completely different person two years ago – no confidence, no trust in anyone, and a broken man. Because of Crisis, I feel like I’m someone and that makes me so happy.”
We are the national charity for people facing homelessness. We know that homelessness is not inevitable. We know that together we can end it.
Your donation helps to fund our year-round work with people experiencing homelessness. We offer individual tailored support to help people access benefits, healthcare services, employment opportunities, and more.
Our main aim is to relieve the huge pressure of homelessness, by helping people find safe and affordable homes.
We campaign on the political changes needed to end homelessness for good and conduct research to understand and highlight the scale, causes and consequences of homelessness.
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