Landlords for homelessness charity to compete with Shelter and Crisis?

Landlords for homelessness charity to compete with Shelter and Crisis?

12:11 PM, 12th December 2022, About A year ago 105

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Well, that got your attention didn’t it!

But is it such a crazy idea? What if landlords got together and started a charity that helped the same people that Shelter and Crisis claim to. Fundraise the same way, from the public.

But a charity that underwrites rent and deposits for those that we wouldn’t normally consider. Those that have ended up on the street through no fault of their own, the ex-service person, the unemployed, the homeless with nobody to turn to.

Help those already in our properties that hit hard times, help them get the financial support they need, so they can pay us.

But instead of being aggressive towards landlords, working with them, covering the shortfalls until benefits kick in. Having advisors on hand to solve and push through their benefit claims issues.

Go on, discuss!

Kevin


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Chris @ Possession Friend

13:07 PM, 6th January 2023, About A year ago

Reply to the comment left by Robert M at 05/01/2023 - 10:50
Who's collating the names - link for Zoom call and what time is it ?

Susan Bradley

16:03 PM, 6th January 2023, About A year ago

Reply to the comment left by Chris @ Possession Friend at 06/01/2023 - 13:07
It is at 2.30 this Monday 9th January and Sue Bird is organising it.

Ana Martinez-Fernandez

16:06 PM, 6th January 2023, About A year ago

Reply to the comment left by Susan Bradley at 06/01/2023 - 16:03
Is there a link yet?

Susan Bradley

17:13 PM, 6th January 2023, About A year ago

Reply to the comment left by Ana Martinez-Fernandez at 06/01/2023 - 16:06
I will email her and let her know that there is a bit more interest - I don't want to put her email address on here.

Susan Bradley

23:16 PM, 6th January 2023, About A year ago

Hi Folks, so Sue Bird has asked me to give her email address for those that would like to join the zoom chat this coming Monday 9th January at 2.30 it is suebird121059@gamil.com

TheMaluka

9:36 AM, 7th January 2023, About A year ago

Reply to the comment left by Susan Bradley at 06/01/2023 - 23:16
This email does not work for me. I get the error message

550 5.0.350 Remote server returned an error -> 511 sorry, no mailbox here by that name (#5.1.1 - chkuser)

Robert M

13:45 PM, 7th January 2023, About A year ago

Reply to the comment left by TheMaluka at 07/01/2023 - 09:36
Sue Bird's email is: suebird121059@gmail.com

She has also put this in her comment on page 6 of this thread.

Susan Bradley

14:22 PM, 7th January 2023, About A year ago

Reply to the comment left by TheMaluka at 07/01/2023 - 09:36
So sorry I made a mistake but Robert has given you the correct one now.

TheMaluka

14:48 PM, 7th January 2023, About A year ago

Reply to the comment left by Susan Bradley at 07/01/2023 - 14:22
Amazing how I did not spot that the gmail bit had two letters transposed.

Steve Hards

2:05 AM, 8th January 2023, About A year ago

I just want to say that if a charity is formed, for goodness sake don't call it 'Landlords For Homelessness', as appears in the title of this item! It gives entirely the wrong idea!

'Landlords Against Homelessness' or 'Landlords Helping the Homeless' might work but have different connotations. (What would the charity have to be doing to justify the name when questioned by journalists?) Unfortunately both sets of initials also have downsides - LAH being associated with 'lame as hell' and 'lah-lah land' and LHH might be confused with the long-standing charity with the same initials, 'Linking Help with Hope'.

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