End Furniture Poverty’s Christmas Advent Calendar 2020It would be a huge understatement to say that 2020 has been a difficult year but with news of vaccines on the horizon, there is hope for better times in 2021. Sadly for many people, their lives have been transformed by Covid. People have lost loved ones, they have lost jobs and incomes, and many […]
End Furniture Poverty Quarterly Update October 2020There is so much happening in End Furniture Poverty that we want to send out quarterly updates to let everyone know what we’re doing. We welcome feedback so please email Claire or Adam with your thoughts, or if you would like any more information about our projects, or to talk about working together, please do […]
Here To Help – Guest Blog by ACOAs the Covid-19 pandemic continues, and we sadly anticipate further redundancies being made as a result of the government’s Job Retention (furlough) scheme winding down at the end of October, The Association of Charitable Organisations (ACO) are running the Here to Help campaign to highlight the support available from benevolent charities for those facing financial […]
Finding Furniture Guide for Individuals & Families and EFP UpdateToday we are publishing the second version of our Finding Furniture Guide – this one is aimed at people looking for furniture for themselves. As with our first guide for support workers, we hope people find this guide useful and we welcome any feedback or corrections, or details on any new funds or sources of […]
End Furniture Poverty’s Guide to Finding FurnitureWhen the Covid-19 lockdown began to ease, at End Furniture Poverty we wanted to find out what the plans were for rough sleepers moving out of emergency accommodation, and to find out whether they would be provided with essential furniture. We launched a survey in June 2020 to find out what the situation is around […]
Everybody Out Survey LaunchFollowing the success of Everybody In, when thousands of rough sleepers were taken inside and given a safe place to live during the Covid-19 lockdown, it is now Everybody Out – but where to? Local authorities across the country are working with social housing and charity partners to find secure, permanent accommodation for homeless people […]
Everybody OutAs the race to find permanent homes for thousands of homeless people gathers pace, at End Furniture Poverty we passionately believe that it is not just about finding properties, it is about creating homes and that means providing furniture and white goods too. When the Coronavirus lockdown began, more than 14,500 homeless people across the […]
We’re here to helpAs the country, and the world faces unprecedented challenges, the challenges faced by the most vulnerable members of our society become even more difficult to manage. At End Furniture Poverty, the campaigning arm of a group of charities and social enterprises called FRC Group, we have worked hard to understand the impact of living without […]
Can Furnished Tenancies help to End Furniture Poverty?It is estimated that 14.9 million people are currently living in poverty in the UK without the means to access essentials goods such as furniture which are needed to have a decent standard of living. End Furniture Poverty believes that furnished tenancies can offer an excellent route out of Furniture Poverty, yet while they are […]
Seasons Greetings from End Furniture PovertyFirst of all we’d like to wish you all the very best for the festive period. It’s been a challenging year for so many but at End Furniture Poverty we will be entering 2020 with a renewed sense of purpose as we know there will be many more challenges ahead. 2019 did bring some great […]
