Thames Reach
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Thames Reach is a London-based charity helping people affected by homelessness to find decent homes, build supportive relationships and lead fulfilling lives.
London
Joined February 2009
This #InternationalWomensDay, we’re sharing Damilola’s story. After experiencing mental health difficulties that led her to leave her job, Damilola received support from our Lambeth IPS service — helping her rebuild confidence and return to employment. https://t.co/CUw3ootFme
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With just two weeks to go, we’re proud to be joining the London Homeless Collective for #TheLondonWalk on Friday 20 March. Stand with us and other leading charities supporting people experiencing homelessness in London. Learn more and join our team today: https://t.co/H03s9g9Bnt
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After having to leave home following tensions around religion and culture, Amina spent months sofa surfing, feeling like a burden and drinking heavily to cope. With support from our TR Greenwich service, she’s rebuilding her confidence. Read her story: https://t.co/UnB2m4WmUA
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After joining an early-morning outreach shift, our Chief Executive Bill Tidnam met Farid*, whose story shows how easily homelessness can be prevented with the right support at the right time. Read Bill’s full reflection: https://t.co/xmqW5IahP9 *Not his real name
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After a period of uncertainty, Ash found confidence, new skills and a sense of purpose through volunteering with Thames Reach. 👉 Read Ash’s full story and find out how you can get involved: https://t.co/WlM4cIyz33
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Join us for a night walk through central London on Friday 20 March, choosing your distance from 10k, a half-marathon or a full marathon. The walk brings charities together to raise funds for people experiencing homelessness. Find out more and sign up: https://t.co/H03s9g9Bnt
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We’ve recently published our 24-25 Annual Review, highlighting the impact we’ve made together over the past year. Here are some key figures: 📍 16,021 people supported 🏠 7,288 helped through prevention 🛏️ 502 found stability in hostels/supported housing https://t.co/e8UJsffYn6
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A huge thank you to everyone who supported us and the people we support this season 💛 If you’re able to, you can still support our Christmas campaign by making a donation:
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No one should have to sleep rough — at Christmas or at any time. Every night, thousands of people in London are forced to sleep on the streets. Rough sleeping is dangerous, traumatic, and isolating.
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This festive season, we’ve been incredibly grateful to everyone who supported us through fundraising, donating and volunteering 🎄 From choirs performing in different parts of London to putting together Christmas gift boxes, every contribution helped spread some festive cheer.
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We’re proud that our Resettlement Support pilot, which helped hostel residents move into long-term accommodation, was highly commended at the London Homelessness Awards. Huge congratulations to this year’s winners & to all the inspiring projects commended.
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Our Resettlement Support Team pilot helped people move on from hostels and was highly commended for its impact
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This Christmas, thousands of people are still out there facing the same fear and uncertainty Dale once lived through. Your donation can help someone move from the streets to safety. Give the gift of safety today. https://t.co/VWNhPHZn9P
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This week, we’re introducing our Christmas campaign, focusing on Dale’s journey from years of rough sleeping to the safety of having his own home. If you can, we invite you to support our Christmas appeal and help someone else find safety this winter. 👉 https://t.co/VWNhPHZUZn
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After five years sleeping at North Greenwich station and on night buses to stay warm, Emmanuel has moved into a home of his own with support from our TfL Rapid Response team — and is now working towards returning to employment. Read Emmanuel’s story 👇 https://t.co/02BD44a7pa
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How the Rapid Response TfL team helped Emmanuel take his first steps away from rough sleeping
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Snow Hill Court is often the first safe step for people moving away from rough sleeping in the City. In our new blog, Claudia shares how the team works to assess needs quickly, link people with the right support, and help them move on safely. Read more:
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The centre provides 28-day accommodation and assessments for people coming directly from the streets in the City of London
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Last week, we brought together colleagues and volunteers from across Thames Reach for our biennial Employee and Volunteer Conference. It was a brilliant day filled with insightful talks, workshops, and opportunities to connect. A huge thank-you to everyone who joined us!
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The piece featured Joe Dennis, Lead Manager at The Greenhouse, and covered a visit from Mayor Sadiq Khan and Minister for Homelessness Alison McGovern, who met the team and discussed the challenges of tackling homelessness. Learn more: https://t.co/9ltqbCrnK4
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Thames Reach has welcomed today's government announcement, with £36.5million in funding to be provided to London councils to tackle homelessness in the capital.
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Last Friday, BBC London News visited The Greenhouse, our day centre in Hackney that provides vital support for people experiencing homelessness. The visit marked the government’s announcement of £36.5 million in funding for London councils to tackle homelessness in the capital.
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Today is #WorldHomelessnessDay & #WorldMentalHealthDay – a reminder of how closely these two are linked. Christine became homeless in London after a hospital stay for her mental health. The support received from us was vital to the life she leads today:
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Christine looks back on the support she received at Thames Reach and how it helped her move forward
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Our Resettlement Support Team pilot, shortlisted for the @LHAwards1, supported people in hostels to move into independent housing with personalised plans and follow-on support. Read more about the impact and what we learned:
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The pilot explored how a dedicated external team could increase move-on from hostels and create more movement in pathways
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In Brixton, our Street Engagement Team is working with @lambeth_council to reduce harmful street activity linked to drug use — supporting people into treatment and making the community safer for all. See how this partnership is helping make Brixton safer: https://t.co/WxtiKlcpI0
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