4 December 2023

The record figures of people experiencing homelessness are particularly worrying when the weather gets cold. For Stylist Magazine, Shahed Ezaydi has written an article on some of the charities fighting homelessness, and how people can support them this winter. Glass Door was one of the charities featured.

The article describes various ways that people can support Glass Door’s work, including through volunteering, attending fundraising events or making donations.

The article also describes Glass Door’s night shelter service, and the vast demand it has experienced so far:

During the winter months, Glass Door operates emergency night shelters across west and south west London every night of the week. Due to the increase in demand of women experiencing homelessness, Glass Door now has a dedicated women’s shelter circuit included in its night shelters – expanding its capacity of overall shelter spaces up 40% from last year and spaces for women up by 200%.

However, the charity says that in the first nine days of opening its night shelters last month, it received 460 referrals, a 90% increase compared to the same period the previous year.

The full article can be found here: https://www.stylist.co.uk/news/politics/homelessness-how-to-help/845506