Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!
Lack of support and shelter for the homeless!
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Permalink Reply by Betty Careless on
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Have they tried North London Action for Homelessness in Stoke Newington?
They run a day centre and can refer through to other services. We do have hostels in the Borough, but don't really have any emergency provision.
You can find a full list of homelessness services in London here: http://www.homelesslondon.org/
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Permalink Reply by james walsh on
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''It seems that the way forward would be to Convert a property into a short stay hostel offering support services aiding the homeless back into main stream life.'' Hi Esat. You've certainly nailed the problem of homelessness there. There are too many empty properties that folk like your friend could live in. But why 'short term' ?
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Permalink Reply by Esat Karahasan on
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Betty believe me I've exhausted all avenues and it seems that all existing provisions are either full beyond capacity or follow the same very vague guidelines and criteria that the councils follow for housing the homeless which are not great.
James I say short term lightly as I think it's more beneficial to the homeless, the society in large and those behind the project and funding it if the homeless are not simply housed and forgotten but if they are supported and helped back into mainstream life then this will also have the effect of freeing up space to help others, something I've noticed the other services even though they claim to work in this way don't.
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I volunteer in a shelter in Islington that sounds quite similar to what you are proposing - if you can get something going I would be happy to help out. I imagine the people who run the winter shelter at Holy Innocents in Crouch End might be interested in being involved in something like this as well as I know they were trying to expand their activities.
You are right that everywhere I know of is pretty much full. I'm really worried about what is going to happen to some people with the new benefits and the current difficulty in getting jobs.
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Lou, it's great to see there are more people that care out there, it's a shame that this thread hasn't got the attention I had hoped it would, may be I should change the title to building work going ahead without planning permission, campaign to end through traffic on Wightman road or new betting office opening on green lanes as it seems our local community is more interested and worried about these factors rather than other matters that I feel are more important to address.
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Esat - You won't do your cause any good by insulting your target audience - I'm beginning to question your motives.
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My motives are clear and I'm not insulting anyone though you are free to make any cooments observations or raise any questions you like, especially if you wish to be involved. I was just making an observation of the general priorities that most members of this site seem to hold, it was a light hearted joke. I suppose it was a bad idea as it was always going to offend those who I joked about. Having said that being passionate about a cause and being annoyed at those who have warped priorities is not a crime nor does it raise questioning on my motives as you imply in fact it does the exact opposite.
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I'm sorry esat please forgive me. Thank you for showing me the error of my ignorant ways. Your wise guidance has helped me see what a shallow individual i have been. I only wish i could strive to be a more whole person like you. I admire you.
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If your not wanting to be of help James, perhaps your sarcasm and unfounded ignorant comments are best placed elsewhere on this site. On the other hand perhaps you should strive to be more like me, a humble person who has compassion and humility three things that you have clearly demonstrated you do not possess. Why is there so many Internet warriors on this forum, it's not a wonder priorities and care is ill placed.
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Let's be charitable and say lots of people are probably on holiday ;-)
I'm sure there's lots of people who'd be interested in helping but you probably need to have a more concrete plan before people will commit themselves.
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A more concrete plan is something that I wish to raise with those who wish to be involved, by meeting and discussing the strengths and weaknesses of the group and not something that could really be posted on here in any case.
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The recent thread about Banksy was viewed 1000 times, the thread about the dog being put down was viewed 1680 times, this thread was viewed 220 times. It does make one wonder what the priorities in life are of the people who read HOL.Property prices perhaps.
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