Charities Respond To Record Number Of Alerts Over Rough Sleeping

Homelessness outreach teams have helped more than 1,000 people facing nights sleeping outside in subzero temperatures in England and Wales, after alerts from the public. Charities said record numbers of referrals had been received over the past three days via the StreetLink phone app – which enables the public to help street sleepers – reflecting heightened concern as temperatures have dropped. Hundreds of drivers stranded on M80 as icy spell continues – as it happened. With much of the UK blanketed in snow, many local authorities kept emergency night shelters open, while homeless charities reported a surge in public donations of food, clothes and sleeping bags. Read more on the Guardian website.

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/feb/28/charities-respond-to-record-number-of-alerts-over-rough-sleeping