250 walkers, 18 charities, 5 sponsors, 3 routes, 1 aim; To End Homelessness in London.
On 7pm, Friday 22nd March walkers gathered at The Connection at St Martin’s in Central London to walk as one to raise money to end homelessness in London.
“We had a wonderful evening on the London Walk. It was quite eye opening to see the sheer number of homeless sleeping rough in London (especially around Oxford Street) and gave us a tiny glimpse into how challenging it must be to battle through the elements each night. We found it to be a truly humbling experience. We’d love to take part again next year.” A walker for The Connection.
To date £100,000 has been raised for the charities taking part:
The 999 Club, Barons Court Project, Beyond Food, Centrepoint, Every Youth, Glass Door, London Homeless Collective, Look Ahead, Marylebone Project (part of Church Army), Missing People, New Horizons Youth Centre, SPEAR, Spires, Spitalfields Crypt Trust, St Martin in Field Trust, Streetwise Opera, Thames Reach, The Connection at St Martins.
Thank you to everyone who made the event possible; our sponsors Aldgate Connect, Cheapside BID, Cultural Mile, EC Business Improvement District and Fleet Street Qtr, The Connection for providing a venue at a minimal cost, the Rapid Relief Team for getting up so early to provide breakfast for our marathon walkers, the volunteers from Crisis at Christmas, The Connection, Every Youth, Streetwise Opera and The Marylebone Project.
Next year we are aiming for the walk to become bigger and better with 500 walkers taking part. If you are a charity who hasn’t taking part before but is interested in finding out more please message us. LHCAdmin@homelesslink.org.uk
“Our fundraisers loved the walk! We have raised over £10,000 from our 10 walkers! We had two staff members who did the full marathon with only positive feedback!” Glass Door Homeless Charity
The London Homeless Collective is a movement of more than 25 charities that help people experiencing homelessness in London. Together, each of the member charities reflect the needs and diversity of the city.
Some are committed to campaigning and housing rights, while others focus on outreach in local communities, or supporting groups with specific needs.
Collectively, the group shares ideas, experience, and opportunities, and work together to ensure that nobody is left behind.
The London Homeless Collective partnered with the Museum of the Home on the project called ‘Behind the Door’.
The project presented events, exhibitions and talks that explored the realities of homelessness in the capital, and helped to shift public perceptions.
More information can be found here.
We ran an amazing fund-and-awareness raising campaign with the Evening Standard. The money raised has been used to launch a number of projects to support those experiencing homelessness.
If you supported the campaign, this is what your donations have help to make happen – THANK YOU!
WOMEN’S DEVELOPMENT UNIT:
The WDU is run by The Connection and their partner Solace. Its role is to map out a strategy for women’s homelessness so projects can be targeted to meet the overall objective of eradicating female homelessness in London. The WDU highlights where in London needs emergency shelters and rehabilitation services, and how these can best be administered.
The WDU shows how many partners can work together for the good of all.
MARYLEBONE PROJECT:
The Marylebone Project provides a life-changing service for women facing homelessness, empowering them towards independent living.
Following the Evening Standard X LHC campaign, it had its capacity extended to become the first 24/7 women’s homelessness service to open in Central London. Before the funding, the drop-in centre only opened for 4 hours a day, which limited the vital and necessary service for women without safe shelter in the city. The centre has now been open for two years at all ours, in order to support the needs of vulnerable women whenever they need it.
If you can make a donation, you can do that HERE.
All fundraising goes towards the LHC and our members. You can either donate a fixed sum, or make a regular donation, or you can take part on one of our fundraising activities.
Don’t forget to check out the schedule with our wonderful friends at the Museum of the Home, where you can take part in events and talks to explore the issue of homelessness.
Coming soon! Walk London with the London Homeless Collective. Sign up HERE for updates.
You can reach us at: stephanie.harvey@homelesslink.org.uk
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