After spending months in limbo, the Renters (Reform) Bill recently had its Second Reading (the first time MPs can debate a bill in Parliament) and has just entered the committee stage, in which it will be examined in detail. Its final fate is unknown, but we thought that now might be a good time to explain Glass Door’s perspective on the bill. Read more
The Illegal Migration Bill risks increasing homelessness, destitution, and exploitation in a vulnerable population without recourse to justice. Read more
Updated shelter guidance from government paves the way for Glass Door to reopen winter shelters. Read more
We are determined to keep doors open to all in need of safe shelter and a route out of homelessness. CEO Lucy unveils the charity's most ambitious plans to date. Read more
6 August 2021: Volunteering manager Corin reveals the findings from our 2021 volunteer survey in her latest blog. Read more
Glass Door is running a campaign to increase vaccine uptake among people experiencing homelessness and those that support them. Get involved. Read more
8 Sept 2020: Now is the time to come together, innovate and build better models to provide shelter and support. Read more
25 August 2020: Glass Door chief executive Lucy Abraham urges the sector not to dismiss communal night shelters without alternatives in place. Read more
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
17 March: What we are doing to protect guests, staff and volunteers from coronavirus, by Megan, the service development manager. Read more
Volunteer Trevor Huggins' account of how helping others holds the key to our own wellbeing. Read more
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
Can charities afford to be more environmentally friendly? Senior comms manager Melissa makes the case that imperfect progress is the way forward. Read more
We believe everyone has a right to support, and we are opposed to any practice that aims to unlawfully detain or remove rough sleepers. Rough sleepers need our support, not our condemnation. Read more
Chief Operating Officer Lucy spells out the charity's ambitious plans to address the increasing need for our services. Read more
Chair Rev Brian Leathard reflects on what we have learnt, what has changed, and what remains the same. Read more
New Chief Operating Officer Lucy Abraham welcomes the challenge of being in the nation's hot spot for homelessness. Read more
At the end of the fiscal year and after five months in post, Interim COO Ralph Griffin looks to the year ahead and beyond. Read more
Caseworker Anna Yassin reports on a "significant victory for our guests": the overturn of a Home Office policy that had resulted in European nationals being detained and deported for sleeping rough. Read more
Caseworker Sarah Scully reflects on the challenges and rewards of her work. Read more
Communications manager Melissa Kerschen recounts how data helped put individual tragedy into perspective. Read more
Steven Platts reflects on a record-breaking year and the challenges ahead. Read more
Sharing a meal together, as volunteers and homeless guests do in our shelters, helps break down misconception, writes comms manager Melissa. Read more