It's #NationalAllotmentWeek! Homelessness can have a catastrophic impact on a person's mental wellbeing, but tending to plants and green spaces can help tremendously. So several of our centres provide spaces where members can grow plants, like this allotment in Newcastle.

Not sure what to do if you see someone rough sleeping? Here are 5 things you can do to help 👇

Everyone needs a safe home. Earlier this month Homeless Link & NACCOM 🧡 published a briefing for the Govt backed by 75 organisations. It outlines the causes of migrant homelessness & the policies needed to create a society with #AHomeForEveryone. homeless.org.uk/news/homeless-…

The events of the last few weeks have only made us more determined to #EndHomelessness for everyone, for good. Great to be quoted in a piece by Vicky Spratt challenging misconceptions around immigration and the housing crisis.

Brothers-in-law, Dan & David, and their teenage sons, Jack & Benjamin, are this week's supporter stars after they cycled in tandem over 1,400 miles, from Harpenden to Bordeaux and back, raising over £1000 for Crisis.⭐ David shares the family's story: bit.ly/3WVGiZQ

People experiencing homelessness are 6 times more likely to have heart disease & are more likely to die at a younger age than people with secure housing. So we're very glad that The Community Heartbeat Charity will soon be installing defibrillators at our Skylight centres. crisis.org.uk/about-us/media…

Great to see Rushanara Ali MP 💙 announced as the Minister responsible for tackling homelessness and rough sleeping - hugely excited to work with you Rushanara, and to help achieve your vision.

Providing long-term certainty will be vital in delivering the social housing that our country desperately needs 🏡📈 But we also need to see safeguards to shield tenants from rent hikes, and prevent people being forced into homelessness. ft.com/content/e2546c… [£]

Zahra was forced into homelessness when her marriage broke down. With her children, she had no option but to stay in a bug-infested hotel until a home became available. She shares her suggestions to the new government that would make a difference to other families like hers.

“I think the business we’re all in is to be hopeful, to be positive, and have solutions" - our CEO Matt Downie recently spoke with Inside Housing about the ongoing homelessness crisis & why the new govt might finally be set to turn things around. insidehousing.co.uk/insight/crisis…

Many people don’t know that homelessness isn’t just rough sleeping – it also includes experiences of housing insecurity. But what is housing insecurity? Watch to learn more.

Homelessness can damage some people's self-confidence; we use art to help to rebuild it. So when ceramic artist & Crisis tutor Agata won a GLA commission to create trophies for London Boroughs of Culture she decided to get the Crisis community involved: youtu.be/MZMRZfPomvU?si…

This week's supporter star is Rosie, 8, who raised £560 hosting a bake sale.⭐ She says, "It's sad that some people don’t have a home and I want to help. I asked Mum if I could sell cakes on our driveway & we raised £560 and still had cakes left for tea!" Thank you Rosie!

£2.29 BILLION. Councils and families are paying the price for our repeated failure to build enough social housing. We can’t continue like this. We need to: Fund councils 📈 Invest in housing benefit ✅ Build more homes 🏡 crisis.org.uk/about-us/media…

Working in the housing sector? Can you spare a few minutes before the weekend? Our colleagues at akt are gathering data to help fight LGBTQ+ homelessness. There's more info and a link to their survey here: akt.org.uk/housing-survey/

Good luck London to Edinburgh cyclists!🍀 Tomorrow, our CEO Matt Downie & a group of cyclists will set off for Edinburgh in a 793km ride, raising money to end homelessness. Thanks to Specsavers who are kindly supporting this year's event! Donate: bit.ly/46VeNTH

Everyone should have the right to a safe home; it's the foundation that allows each of us to live our lives. All of us should be able to sleep at night, confident that our lives are not in danger.

Woah, they're halfway there…🚴 Our CEO Matt Downie and a team of enthusiastic cyclists have now cycled over 380km from London to Edinburgh to raise money to end homelessness! They are halfway to their fundraising target too - you can donate here: bit.ly/3APa6id