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Hackney Night Shelter

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Providing shelter and routes out of homelessness for over 25 years. Find out more and support us through the links below. https://linktr.ee/hackneynightshelter

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Hackney Night Shelter @hackneyns.bsky.social · Dec 9

Hello Bluesky! We're an independent shelter providing emergency accommodation for people facing homelessness based in Hackney. Across our two shelters we provide 26 bed spaces every night of the year for people who would otherwise be sleeping on the streets.

Hackney Night Shelter @hackneyns.bsky.social · 3d

By donating to the sponsored Sleep Out you can help us continue creating routes out of homelessness for another 200 people each year www.justgiving.com/campaign/hns...

Hackney Night Shelter Sleep Out 2025

Back for a third year, the Sleep Out is an opportunity to connect as a community, raising funds and awareness about our vital work providing routes out of homelessness.

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Hackney Night Shelter @hackneyns.bsky.social · 3d

Your support provides more than just a bed each night, Hackney Night Shelter offers hot meals,a warm safe place for people to rest as well as support into settled accommodation. Over the past week 4 guest have moved on positively to their own longer term places.

Hackney Night Shelter @hackneyns.bsky.social · 3d

1 day to go until the Sleep Out! While the team taking on this fundraising event will have comforts like toilets and food, it will be nothing like the harsh, unsafe conditions faced by more than 13,000 people in 2024/5 sleeping rough in London.

Hackney Night Shelter @hackneyns.bsky.social · 16d

Get involved:
🤝Sign up to the Sleep Out www.tickettailor.com/events/hackn...

🤝Share this post

🤝Donate to the Sleep Out campaign www.justgiving.com/campaign/hns...

Buy tickets – Hackney Night Shelter Sleep Out 2025 – St John at Jerusalem Church

Hackney Night Shelter Sleep Out 2025 – St John at Jerusalem Church, Fri 10 Oct 2025 - Hackney Night Shelter's annual Sleep Out fundraiser is back for its 3rd year and we need you to make it the best o...

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Hackney Night Shelter @hackneyns.bsky.social · 16d

5. Challenge yourself and inspire others to take action. 1 night under the stars makes a huge difference to over 200 people each year who would otherwise be sleeping on the street. With your support we can continue providing emergency bed spaces, hot meals and structured support into settled housing

Tarp on grass. Text: 5. Challenge yourself and inspire others to take action

Hackney Night Shelter @hackneyns.bsky.social · 16d

4. Raise awareness about homelessness in London, which continues to face the sharpest rise in rough sleeping. Hear from former guests who stayed at the shelter and how staying at Hackney Night Shelter helped transform their lives.

Bed. Text: 4. Raise awareness about homelessness in London.

Hackney Night Shelter @hackneyns.bsky.social · 16d

3. Take part in a great team building opportunity with colleagues while supporting routes out of homelessness.

Sleeping bags. Text: 3. Take part in a great team building opportunity with colleagues.

Hackney Night Shelter @hackneyns.bsky.social · 16d

2. Help keep our shelter open all year round. As a local independent charity, community fundraising events like the Sleep Out are crucial for us to stay open every night of the year and provide routes out of homelessness. Hackney Night Shelter provides emergency shelter for over 200 people each year

Table and chairs. Text: 2. Help keep our shelter open all year round

Hackney Night Shelter @hackneyns.bsky.social · 16d

1. Join together as a community. Join shelter volunteers, supporters, members of the local community and staff teams who are taking part in the challenge. Enjoy an evening of live music, soup and cakes before bedding down for the night. We'll also have a big cooked breakfast together in the morning.

Group of people. Text: 1. Join Together as a Community.

Hackney Night Shelter @hackneyns.bsky.social · 16d

Here's 5 reasons to join the Sleep Out:

Person smiling. Text: 5 Reasons to Join our Sleep Out.

Hackney Night Shelter @hackneyns.bsky.social · 16d

🌟HACKNEY NIGHT SHELTER'S ANNUAL SLEEP OUT IS BACK🌟We need YOU to make it the best one yet!
On Friday 10 October we'll be sleeping out in the grounds of St John of Jerusalem Church. The Sleep Out is in no way meant to replicate what its like to sleep rough but instead raise funds for the shelter

Hackney Night Shelter @hackneyns.bsky.social · Aug 28

We echo the call of many other homelessness and migrant organisations across the country urging the Home Office to extend the move-on period and provide more robust support during this transition period to prevent homelessness.

Hackney Night Shelter @hackneyns.bsky.social · Aug 28

on the streets. It is especially alarming to put more people at risk of rough sleeping not only as winter is approaching, but also amid the climate of hostility towards migrants.

Hackney Night Shelter @hackneyns.bsky.social · Aug 28

In December 2024, the 'move on' period was extended to 56 days, which was a step in the right direction. So, to revert back to 28 days is a step backwards. It leaves people who have been through traumatic experiences fleeing violence, conflict and persecution to face stressful, unsafe conditions

Hackney Night Shelter @hackneyns.bsky.social · Aug 28

Many people are given leave to remain without sufficient time to find work, housing or to integrate into UK society. This means many people are left destitute, having been not allowed to work while seeking asylum.

Hackney Night Shelter @hackneyns.bsky.social · Aug 28

Since 2023 we have seen a huge increase in refugees sleeping rough after being evicted from asylum-seeker accommodation. We've seen this shift reflected at our shelter, with 68% of guests over the past year being refugees.

Hackney Night Shelter @hackneyns.bsky.social · Aug 28

🧵Move on period for new refugees to find accommodation cut back to 28 days - read our response www.hackneydoorways.org.uk/articles/mov...

Move on period for new refugees to find accommodation cut back to 28 days

www.hackneydoorways.org.uk

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Hackney Night Shelter @hackneyns.bsky.social · Aug 4

We are recruiting for a Resettlement Support Worker
to assist our guests moving on to longer term accommodation. Find out more about the role and how to apply (closing date 31 August):
www.hackneydoorways.org.uk/pages/job-va...

Settlement Support Worker (temporary position) | Hackney Night Shelter

www.hackneydoorways.org.uk

Hackney Night Shelter @hackneyns.bsky.social · Jul 7

TONIGHT! Come along to a night of laughter in support of Hackney Night Shelter -starting at 8pm, Backyard Comedy Club www.designmynight.com/london/bars/...

Stand Up For The Shelter

Buy tickets for Stand Up For The Shelter at Backyard Comedy Club London. Tickets and information for Stand Up For The Shelter Mon, 7th Jul 2025 @ 19:30 - 22:15 in London.

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Hackney Night Shelter @hackneyns.bsky.social · Jun 23

Mark, Director of Hackney Doorways recently featured in the latest episode of @storiesonabench with @itsmecarolinp - watch the full video and hear his reflections on working in the homelessness sector for many years > www.youtube.com/watch?v=1why...

Stories on a Bench | Mark

YouTube video by Carolin

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Hackney Night Shelter @hackneyns.bsky.social · Jun 12

We also discussed the range of issues that are causing people to experience homelessness, such as the huge increase in refugees becoming homeless after receiving their status and being evicted from Home Office accommodation which has continued since autumn 2023.

Hackney Night Shelter @hackneyns.bsky.social · Jun 12

This week we had an insightful volunteer learning evening where we heard from Prakash, Rough Sleeping Coordinator for Hackney and Colleen, our Shelter Coordinator about homelessness in Hackney and Hackney Night Shelter's role as one of very few year-round night shelter services in London.

Hackney Night Shelter @hackneyns.bsky.social · Jun 11

However the number of social rent homes is yet to be announced. To tackle the homelessness crisis we need more truly affordable housing.

Hackney Night Shelter @hackneyns.bsky.social · Jun 11

Alongside the news that the 1824 Vagrancy Act will be abolished, meaning people experiencing homelessness will no longer be criminalised for sleeping rough, today's spending review has been a huge moment of progress.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Rachel Reeves to unveils £39bn housing boost in spending review shake-up

Chancellor promises biggest investment in social and affordable homes in a generation to hit 1.5m target

www.theguardian.com

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Big Issue @bigissue.com · Jun 11

The chancellor is set to announce a £39bn affordable housing programme for the next 10 years at Wednesday’s spending review as Labour aims to deliver on its promise to ramp up housebuilding.

Rachel Reeves to announce 'game-changing' spending on social housing

www.bigissue.com

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