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  • Campaign aims to increase vaccine uptake

    Campaign aims to increase vaccine uptake

    Glass Door is running a campaign to increase vaccine uptake among people experiencing homelessness and those that support them. Get involved. Read more

  • Glass Door presents Views from the Frontline

    Glass Door presents Views from the Frontline

    Webinar features front-line staff sharing insights on how Glass Door is supporting guests through Covid-19 and beyond. Read more

  • Why we need targeted vaccination programmes

    Why we need targeted vaccination programmes

    9 Feb 2021: Glass Door calls for special, targeted vaccination plan for hard to reach and vulnerable homeless population. Read more

  • Brexit impacts EU nationals at risk of homelessness

    Brexit impacts EU nationals at risk of homelessness

    8 Jan 2021: Migrant project manager Anna Yassin outlines the immediate consequences for EU nationals in the UK who are at risk of homelessness. Read more

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Campaign aims to increase vaccine uptake

Campaign aims to increase vaccine uptake

Glass Door is running a campaign to increase vaccine uptake among people experiencing homelessness and those that support them. Get involved. Read more

Published: 1st March, 2021

Updated: 22nd March, 2021

Author: Melissa Kerschen

Glass Door presents Views from the Frontline

Glass Door presents Views from the Frontline

Webinar features front-line staff sharing insights on how Glass Door is supporting guests through Covid-19 and beyond. Read more

Published: 26th February, 2021

Updated: 27th February, 2021

Author: Melissa Kerschen

Why we need targeted vaccination programmes

Why we need targeted vaccination programmes

9 Feb 2021: Glass Door calls for special, targeted vaccination plan for hard to reach and vulnerable homeless population. Read more

Published: 17th February, 2021

Updated: 1st March, 2021

Author: Mikaela Algranati

Brexit impacts EU nationals at risk of homelessness

Brexit impacts EU nationals at risk of homelessness

8 Jan 2021: Migrant project manager Anna Yassin outlines the immediate consequences for EU nationals in the UK who are at risk of homelessness. Read more

Published: 6th January, 2021

Updated: 22nd January, 2021

Author: Mikaela Algranati

Out of adversity: a more innovative model emerges

Out of adversity: a more innovative model emerges

8 Sept 2020: Now is the time to come together, innovate and build better models to provide shelter and support. Read more

Published: 8th September, 2020

Updated: 13th September, 2020

Author: Melissa Kerschen

White privilege perpetuates black homelessness

White privilege perpetuates black homelessness

10 June 2020: As Black Lives Matter protests take place around the globe, communications officer Rachael Lindsay looks at the racism inherent in housing and homelessness in Britain. Read more

Published: 10th June, 2020

Author: Rachael Lindsay

Services in the time of coronavirus

Services in the time of coronavirus

17 March: What we are doing to protect guests, staff and volunteers from coronavirus, by Megan, the service development manager. Read more

Published: 17th March, 2020

Updated: 10th June, 2020

Author: Melissa Kerschen

How does someone who is homeless

How does someone who is homeless "self-isolate"?

10 March: CEO Lucy Abraham voices concerns about the impact of coronavirus on rough sleepers. Read more

Published: 10th March, 2020

Updated: 10th June, 2020

Author: Rachael Lindsay

Volunteering: Good for our guests, good for us

Volunteering: Good for our guests, good for us

Volunteer Trevor Huggins' account of how helping others holds the key to our own wellbeing. Read more

Published: 9th March, 2020

Updated: 10th March, 2020

Author: Melissa Kerschen

A winter's tale

A winter's tale

Severe weather can take its toll on the best-laid plans at Glass Door’s winter night shelters. Shelter manager Ben had an unforgettable night when snowfall brought havoc to central London. Read more

Published: 16th January, 2020

Updated: 11th February, 2020

Author: Melissa Kerschen

Homeless support needed to ease strain on NHS

Homeless support needed to ease strain on NHS

Senior Caseworker Neil Parkinson responds to report demonstrating a sharp increase in homeless people attending A&E. Read more

Published: 3rd January, 2020

Updated: 11th February, 2020

Author: Rachael Lindsay

Climate change: should charities get involved?

Climate change: should charities get involved?

Can charities afford to be more environmentally friendly? Senior comms manager Melissa makes the case that imperfect progress is the way forward. Read more

Published: 24th September, 2019

Updated: 10th July, 2020

Author: Melissa Kerschen

Our plans to meet growth in demand

Our plans to meet growth in demand

Chief Operating Officer Lucy spells out the charity's ambitious plans to address the increasing need for our services. Read more

Published: 5th June, 2019

Updated: 11th February, 2020

Author: Melissa Kerschen

Humanising homelessness: a pupil's perspective

Humanising homelessness: a pupil's perspective

Milla Booth feeds back from her school's International Women's Day conference on homelessness. Read more

Published: 14th March, 2019

Updated: 20th March, 2021

Author: Caroline Hillam

Twenty years of shelter

Twenty years of shelter

Chair Rev Brian Leathard reflects on what we have learnt, what has changed, and what remains the same. Read more

Published: 29th January, 2019

Updated: 11th February, 2020

Author: Melissa Kerschen

Reflections from the frontline

Reflections from the frontline

New Chief Operating Officer Lucy Abraham welcomes the challenge of being in the nation's hot spot for homelessness. Read more

Published: 2nd December, 2018

Updated: 16th October, 2020

Author: Melissa Kerschen

My transformational night on the pavement

My transformational night on the pavement

Sleep Out participant Anna Stamenova writes how feelings of elation turned to despair, eventually giving way to a feeling of purpose. Read more

Published: 20th November, 2018

Updated: 11th February, 2020

Author: Caroline Hillam

My internship at Glass Door

My internship at Glass Door

Siena interned in Summer 2018. Here she reflects on her time spent with Glass Door staff, volunteers and guests. Read more

Published: 7th September, 2018

Updated: 11th February, 2020

Author: Caroline Hillam

Our day fundraising for Glass Door

Our day fundraising for Glass Door

Even though it was absolutely freezing day, we were grateful for the opportunity to help others and even more grateful to have somewhere warm to return to. Read more

Published: 12th February, 2018

Updated: 11th February, 2020

Author: Melissa Kerschen

Our own private Sleep Out

Our own private Sleep Out

Jodi Gothold reports on the night she and four of her friends and colleagues spent the night sleeping outside on one of the coldest nights of the year. Read more

Published: 12th December, 2017

Updated: 11th February, 2020

Author: Melissa Kerschen

Volunteering at St Columba's

Volunteering at St Columba's

"The ability to have a normal conversation is probably the most important thing we as volunteers can offer," writes Will Hamlyn. Read more

Published: 6th December, 2017

Updated: 11th February, 2020

Author: Melissa Kerschen

My night on the pavement

My night on the pavement

Writer Penelope Bennett reflects on her experience at the annual Glass Door Sleep Out. Read more

Published: 2nd October, 2017

Updated: 11th February, 2020

Author: Melissa Kerschen

Santiago pilgrimage

Santiago pilgrimage

Despite a recent hip replacement surgery for one of them, David and Gill Rose took on a 200 Km pilgrimage walk to Santiago de Compostela in Northern Spain. Read more

Published: 20th September, 2017

Updated: 11th February, 2020

Author:

Rosie reflects on volunteering

Rosie reflects on volunteering

Award-winning volunteer Rosie has been welcoming guests with a bit of banter and a twinkle in her eye since 2000. Here, she reflects on her many years of service. Read more

Published: 6th April, 2017

Updated: 11th February, 2020

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  • Captain Tom 100

    Captain Tom 100

    30 April - 3 May: Glass Door will be joining the rest of the nation in taking part in the Captain Tom 100 challenge.

  • BETHANY, finance and administration assistant

    I love knowing that the job I do makes a difference. At Glass Door, we see the direct impact of our work on the lives of those affected by homelessness every day.

  • Rachel Silvey's fundraising page

    Rachel Silvey's fundraising page

    On the 19th September I will be cycling from London to Brighton for Glass Door, to help individuals in our community find shelter and support when they need it most.

  • London to Brighton cycle team 2021

    London to Brighton cycle team 2021

    To support an individual or a team, please donate on the participant's appeal page, which you can search for online. Donate here to support someone who doesn't have a fundraising page or if you would like to support all taking part.

Most read

  • About us

    About us

    Guests find shelter in winter and year-round support to move beyond homelessness.

  • Things we need

    Things we need

    Here are some things that Glass Door and our partner organisations need.

  • Daytime support

    Daytime support

    Where to find support if you are affected by homelessness during they daytime. Find advice, meals and more.

  • How Glass Door can help

    How Glass Door can help

    If you or someone you know is facing homelessness, here's an overview of services and how to access them.

  • Richmond shelters open

    Richmond shelters open

    First shelters in Richmond launched.

  • Our partner venues

    Our partner venues

    Venues, mainly churches of a different denominations, partner with Glass Door to host night shelters and and our day-time support services.

  • If we can't offer a space in the shelters today

    If we can't offer a space in the shelters today

    Places in our emergency night shelter are limited. What do you do while waiting for a place to open up?

  • The problem

    The problem

    Central London has some of the biggest statistical differences between the richest and poorest residents. Unfortunately, demand for our services shows no signs of abating.

  • Sleep Out 2017 biggest yet

    Sleep Out 2017 biggest yet

    We did it! Thanks to everyone involved, more people will find shelter this winter.

  • Our impact

    Our night shelters save lives, and our support programmes change lives.

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