Homelessness – Community Trade Union

Raising money for our veterans

Community — Wed, 15 Dec 2021 12:36:01 +0000

In the UK today, there are around 320,000 people without a home. Homelessness comes in many different forms; some people are sleeping rough on the streets while others may be staying on friends’ sofas or staying in a hostel long-term. Of those, the Royal British Legion say 6,000 are men and women who served this country as a member of our Armed Forces, only to return and be left without a home.

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#Lab21: We need to end veteran homelessness

Community — Tue, 28 Sep 2021 08:22:03 +0000

We often think of our armed forces as protecting us from external threats, keeping us safe and secure from those who wish to harm us or our way of life. Yet as if we needed reminding any more, the Coronavirus pandemic has shown that our armed forces keep us safe in so many more ways than we can even imagine. It was the armed forces that were deployed to test people at the start of the crisis…

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Community recognised for supporting armed forces community

Community — Wed, 28 Jul 2021 10:26:39 +0000

Today, Community has been recognised with the prestigious Silver Employer Recognition Scheme Award from The Reserve Forces’ and Cadets’ Association for Greater London for supporting service personnel and the armed forces community. Community is amongst thirty-nine London based employers to be awarded. The Silver Employer Recognition Scheme Award is given to organisations who proactively support…

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Private renters – know your rights!

Community — Mon, 14 Jun 2021 15:39:52 +0000

Community are delighted to be supporting the Renters’ Rights Awareness Week organised by Generation Rent, the campaign group working to ensure every home in the private rented sector is safe, secure and affordable. The number of private renters is growing exponentially. In 2018, five million households in the UK rented from a private landlord – over double the number from 2000.

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An unending commitment to our armed forces

Roy Rickhuss CBE — Mon, 01 Mar 2021 17:02:05 +0000

I’m incredibly proud to be today announcing the re-signing of the Armed Forces Covenant, and the extending of our commitment to former and current armed forces personnel. We often think of our armed forces as protecting us from external threats, keeping us safe and secure from those who wish to harm us or our way of life. Yet as if we needed reminding any more, the Coronavirus pandemic has…

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Welsh region collects donations for veterans

Community — Mon, 14 Sep 2020 17:54:27 +0000

As part of Community’s campaign to end veteran homelessness, Community’s Welsh Regional Office organised a drive for items that homeless veterans need. The region coordinated the donations for veterans of hundreds of items including toiletries like toothpaste and toothbrushes as well as warm clothing in preparation for the winter months. The donations were given to Alabare charity for…

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HMP Lowdham Grange members help local homelessness charity

Caroline Armstrong — Mon, 01 Jun 2020 16:56:04 +0000

After Community launched its campaign to end veteran homelessness and reached out asking members to collect warm clothes and bedding to help veterans survive the cold winter months, at Lowdham Grange we knew there was an opportunity for us to bring people together to support the cause but we had no idea the opportunities it would open up. In December myself and my fellow reps approached Lowdham…

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