Saturday 15th November 2025 • Promotional Content
Gift of Giving Christmas Unwrapped
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The fi ght back against homelessness in Newham
There are many reasons for homelessness, but the consequences however, are invariably the same. “Homelessness isn’t just about having no roof over your head, it’s about losing your sense of belonging, dignity and hope,” said Christina Isaac, CEO of Just Homes Charity
Last year, over 1,600 homeless people died on UK streets — including four babies who never reached their fi rst birthday. A staggering 1,000 young people are predicted to face home- lessness before fi nding their fi rst job. Behind these statistics are real people, living on the margins, and all this in our modern Britain. Newham, an East London borough,
experiences some of the highest levels of homelessness, unemployment and child poverty in the country with more than 6500 families currently live in temporary accommodation.
WHAT’S THE JUST HOMES CHARITY? Just Homes is a Christian charity guided by Christian principles, which concerns itself with people of all back- grounds, ethnicity, religion or sexu- al orientation. It aims to provide not only shelter but a community — a place where recovery can begin. Just Homes operates 10 properties with- in Newham providing accommoda- tion and support for 84 adults and 14 children. Each residence is designed to create a genuine sense of home with communal living spaces and shared gardens. T e charity’s approach is both prac-
tical and deeply personal, starting with the essentials: free hot meals, hygiene kits, basic clothing and household start- er packs to help restore self-respect and confi dence before moving on to foster longer-term stability. Each resident receives one-to-one support tailored to their background,
abilities and aspirations with daily rou- tines structured to foster work habits and the skills needed to facilitate in- dependent living; fi nancial literacy is particularly promoted as a means of helping residents to learn to manage limited incomes responsibly. Older clients are provided with digital sup- port to master on-line banking and the app-based tools necessary to nav- igate an increasingly technologically based environment. Foundations established, Just Homes
helps residents to access training, de- velop employable skills and reintegrate into the community, moving from a de- pendence upon benefi ts towards inde- pendence. While many residents may struggle to believe in a better future the ambition of Just Homes is to kindle a candle of hope in each person’s heart. As a non-commissioned project the
charity is not paid by the council for the services that it provides; housing bene- fi t is claimed for the male residents and Social Services provides for the care of the women. Support costs are fund- raised each year. Christmas is now approaching and
many clients have nowhere to go this festive season, so Just Homes is appeal- ing to you for your kind support. T e charity prepares festive meals and gift hampers fi lled with winter essentials and thoughtful presents, small ges- tures that mean so much to those who have so little. For some of Just Homes’ residents, and for the children in its care, this will be their very fi rst Christ- mas experience — a moment of joy, belonging and love made possible by people like you. T is season Just Homes invites
you to join it in its mission: walk with Just Homes and be a force of change for good.
BE A FORCE FOR GOOD, FIGHT HOMELESSNESS
justhomes.org.uk
REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1128311
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