Not long before Christmas, Clive knocked on our door for the first time in a few years. Things hadnt been going well; after a period sleeping rough in London, he had recently returned to Wycombe because he had some support locally. He also thought we might be able to help as we had a few years previously.

After checking his options, we gave Clive a place in our winter emergency accommodation. He had a room to himself and a safe, warm place to stay from the cold, wet, long winter. For Clive, being in his late 50s with the health conditions he had, this was life-saving!

By March, Clive hadnt managed to find a more permanent home. He was still vulnerable, so we worked with one of our partners who placed him in temporary accommodation.

We then brought together help from other organisations, providing Clive with food through the foodbank, health support via our homeless health worker and help to find a home with Connection Support. It was months of work for Clive, us and our partners, but as we write, he has just been able to take up a place in a private rented home.

We work across the whole of south Bucks, helping people like Clive who has lost their home get off the street as quickly as possible. We support people with accommodation, food, clothing and help to leave homelessness behind for good.

By sleeping out and raising awareness you are making sure people know we are here for them if they are facing a housing crisis, as well as ensuring we have the vital funds we need to continue this work.

You are changing the lives of the most vulnerable people in our community, fighting the harm that homelessness can do and stopping it from happening in the first place. Thank You!