Homelessness ‘is not due to people being irresponsible’
The majority of homeless cases are because of a change in people’s circumstances and not “because they’ve been irresponsible”, according to former finance minister Curtis Dickinson. Mr Dickinson sits on the board of the charity Home, which supports people out of homelessness for good and works to prevent new cases of homelessness. It was founded […]
‘I went to his car and I could see clearly – yes, he lived in that car’
As the car drew up, David Thompson was not sure that the driver really qualified for the food handout his church had organised. He said: “You get people who stop by in a car, looking for a meal, and you kind of look at them and say, ‘well, hold on a minute, you can drive […]
‘Cultural shift needed in way we think about homelessness’
Bermuda Is Love has campaigned for and end to homelessness. Here the community action group explains why it thinks having a home is so important Question: Why should having a home be a human right? Answer: Recognising housing as a human right means recognising that everyone deserves to have a place to call home. To […]
Homelessness ‘happened so quick – yesterday everything was good’
After his mother died, Chris made what he called the “most costly mistake that I ever made in my life”. He had lost his job and decided to rent out the apartment left to him by his mother and move into a smaller place in order to have a little income. The tenants, he said, […]
‘People should have right to housing because it’s the right thing to do’
Talk to Denise Carey about homelessness and she brims with a passion — to end homelessness in Bermuda, permanently. Ms Carey is the director of the charity Home, which helps people to get out of homelessness. It also works to prevent new cases of homelessness with the aim of “ending it for everyone”. As such […]
‘Equality should be enshrined in solutions’
Home, a charity determined to end homelessness in Bermuda, is working with the Government, other agencies, charities, and the religious and wider local community to create a collaborative, single plan to try and eradicate homelessness. It has compiled a report, out for consultation, called Plan to End Homelessness. Here, some of its findings and suggested […]
Eleven words that speak volumes
In a document about homelessness that runs to almost 25,000 words, 11 sum up the problem. “There has been an historic absence of will towards ending homelessness”. Another 15 words in the Plan to End Homelessness report add: “Multiple decades of observing a consistent increase in the homeless population has created community fatigue.” Today, The […]
Coming together to end homelessness
The City of Hamilton recognises homelessness as one of the most pressing issues to be addressed in our country. Over the past five years, it has become a priority of the City as we recognise our role and endeavour to assist where we can to reduce instances of homelessness, engineer safe city spaces, and explore […]
Community encouraged to join discussion on homelessness
Residents have been urged by the social development minister to get involved in consultation talks about ending homelessness in Bermuda. The first session held recently included a discussion focused on understanding how people become homeless and exploring the causes. A second event will cover an overview of the Plan to End Homelessness. It is on […]
Plan to End Homelessness panel holds public meeting
Causes of homelessness were analysed on Tuesday night during a meeting to tackle the burning issue, while individuals who once suffered homelessness shared their stories. The Plan to End Homelessness Advisory Panel and Steering Committee held its first meeting with the aim of defining the problem at hand and looking at how people become homeless. […]
