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Helping Europe's homeless as cold snap bites

One Brussels mayor gives police powers of arrest, if those sleeping rough don't go to shelters.

26/02/2018

United Kingdom

London council to ask residents for voluntary tax to help homeless

One of the UK’s richest councils has announced it will launch a new scheme encouraging its wealthiest residents to pay extra tax which will be put towards social projects.

11/02/2018

United Kingdom

Windsor council leader calls for beggars to be removed from town befor

Windsor's head councillor, Simon Dudley, tweeted that "there was an epidemic of rough sleeping and vagrancy in Windsor".

04/01/2018

World News

The unsung heroes spreading Christmas cheer

Volunteers in cities around the world are the unsung heroes at Christmas, providing warmth and meals for the homeless and the poor

25/12/2017

United Kingdom

Mars bars, gloves and the word of God - all you need for a night in Gl

The Street Pastors are a group of Christian volunteers who walk Scotland's streets doling out support to the needy, hungry, and drunk.

23/12/2017

Italy

Como bans begging in the city centre during Christmas

The mayor of the Italian town signed a decree banning begging and camping out in the city centre during the festive period. However many volunteer groups are challenging the regulation.

21/12/2017

United Kingdom

Vending machines for homeless in the UK

Through a partnership with supermarkets and shops, Action Hunger will offer products including food, toiletries and books, in the machines which will be available to homeless people 24 hours a day.

20/12/2017

World News

Famous chefs cook for Rio's homeless

The ultimate comfort food.

09/11/2017

France

No solution to Calais' migrant problem one year after "jungle" demolition

Migrants continuing to gather in Calais and Dunkirk sleeping rough due to lack of facilities.

23/10/2017

Living

What do homeless people eat? Depends who is cooking

With three Michelin stars under his belt, the last place you’d expect to find top chef Massimo Bottura hard at work is in a soup kitchen. But then this is no ordinary soup kitchen.

26/07/2017

Vatican

Pope opens 'beautiful launderette' for Rome's homeless

Rome's homeless can keep their clothes clean courtesy of a new papal initiative

11/04/2017

Spain

Homeless man given free makeover in Majorca

Video shows homeless Spanish man given extreme makeover

17/03/2017

Philippines

Philippines: Manila shanty town fire leaves 15,000 homeless

A massive fire has swept through a crowded shanty town in the Filipino capital Manila, leaving some 15,000 people homeless.

08/02/2017

Vatican

Rome church becomes homeless shelter in freezing weather

Charities have been calling on people to help those affected by the cold, resulting in donations and many volunteers coming forward

16/01/2017