无家可归：看不见，但没有遥不可及的企业

Charlotte Gibb

• 国家商业响应网络
• COVID-19

Charlotte Gibb, Employment Campaign Manager, Business in the Community (BITC) on the action businesses can take to tackle homelessness.

在任何一个正常的一年里，冬季都会提高了对无家可归的认识，因为我们许多人都遇到了我们通勤的可见街道无家可归，或者在我们的圣诞三明治包上提醒了这个问题。

For many this year, those visible reminders may be missing. However, the problem of homelessness continues; in fact, the problem may be getting worse as the ongoing jobs crisis continues, and councils and charities find themselves stretched after a demanding year.

在春天期间，有很大的努力'每个人'– providing a safe place for rough sleepers to isolate during the pandemic. Since then, councils have been finding longer term accommodation for those brought in during the first wave, whilst dealing with the demands of the second wave and the long-term impacts of the pandemic.

即使有政府措施，如暂时禁止履行职务保留计划，无家可归的慈善避难所也报告了自3月以来每分钟接受呼叫，从3月份 - 超过90,000名呼叫，其中三分之一来自家庭。在这个阶段投资预防措施可以帮助确保这些家庭不必面临无家可归者。

随着政府措施开始逐渐减少，需要采用合作方法来响应和预防无家可归至关重要。虽然许多企业面临着自己的挑战，但在以下三个领域的目标支持可以帮助您支持您的员工和社区免于无家可归的威胁。

Designing Out Homelessness

去年比特，与之合作West Midlands Combined Authority和卷曲wlg., published the设计出无家可归的工具包with three areas of action for business – all of which are even more crucial given the impact of COVID-19 (a Welsh version of the guidewas also produced in partnership with Legal & General and For Cardiff).

1.预防
1 in 4 people facing homelessness are in work, meaning support for employees is important. This is particularly true if workers are put on reduced hours or incomes. In addition, as part of wider wellbeing initiatives, enabling colleagues to seek help when facing financial difficulty can help prevent colleagues reaching crisis point or turning to high-interest lenders. For further guidance read our关于无家可归和covid-19的事实表.

2.实用帮助
The best approach for businesses wanting to support people experiencing or at risk of homelessness is through long-term partnerships in communities. This enables support to be needs-led and delivered by experts; however, the support your business provides could be wide-ranging, from financial contributions to donations of products and services or staff volunteering time.

作为对Covid-19的回应，社区的业务推出了狗万买球下载国家商业响应网络, enabling businesses to meet the needs of community organisations. Since the launch of the platform in April, many organisations responding to homelessness have benefited from business support:

• Tesco提供了超过1,798个手机，在英国的慈善机构提供预装的SIM，以确保最脆弱的人可以访问互联网和联系支持机构的能力。
• DHL has provided logistics support to enable a donation of clothing from a high street retailer to reach more than 6,000 people.
• IKEA has provided furnishings to help turn 30 houses into homes for individuals being moved into accommodation by Wolverhampton charity Alternative Giving.
  
  要了解您的业务如何以实际帮助对无家可归的回应，请访问访问NBRN平台或者今天致电0300 303 3993。
  

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Quality, secure employment can provide a vital route out of homelessness, but people with experience of homelessness can face barriers gaining employment. Not having a permanent address or bank account, or experiencing low confidence and an unfamiliarity with the world of work can all impact on employment opportunities. Businesses can help to break down these barriers by providing routes into employment.

Support could include employability sessions, workplace insight days and work placements. BITC delivers these employment programmes nationally, including ourReady for Work placement programme和幕后工作场所见解日。我们还与我们的会员合作，几乎可以提供支持，并已发表寻求在新正常工作中提供工作展示的企业的指导。

从我们的设计出来的无家可归者工具包开始，我们在12月16日举行了一个活动，听到当前企业在Covid-19时代行事的例子，以防止无家可归，并为那些经历的人采取行动。在此注册.

参考
¹紧急助手为人们面对无家可归的人拨打“每分钟”（2020年），伦敦经济[在线]访问：https://www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/emergency-helpline-for-people-facing-homelessness-getting-one-call-every-minute/01/12/