More people are living on the streets than for almost 20 years and numbers are rising. In Nottingham alone more than 30 people now sleep rough every night.

Local homelessness charity Framework is pledging to go further than ever before to help tackle the issue and has launched an 'Off The Streets' campaign aiming to increase street outreach and support for rough sleepers in Nottingham city and to create a new team based in Mansfield to help rough sleepers in Nottinghamshire.

This year Framework's flagship fundraising event 'The Big Sleep Out' was cancelled due to protest threats. This devastating cancellation that has lost the charity expected donations of £30,000 to help homeless people.

The Nottingham Post is launching an emergency Christmas Campaign to help Framework raise the lost funds and provide more support for rough sleepers this Christmas and in 2017.

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