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The Bra Recyclers and Local Lake County Organization Partner to Support Homeless Women

4th Jan 2012

Project Hope for the Homeless in Ohio will be providing women they serve with recycled bras, courtesy of The Bra Recyclers and local recyclers. The Bra Recyclers is a textile recycling company based in Arizona that provides women in need nationwide with the gift of a clean and properly fitted…

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Ugly Christmas Presents = Hope for the Homeless

22nd Dec 2011

Dreading the thought of opening a Christmas present you don’t like? Don’t fret - you can now give the gift to someone who really needs it!

This year 35,680 households in the UK were deemed homeless - without food, shelter and support. But people can help this year by donating…

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Economic downturn spurs LSE students to sleep on the streets for homeless charity

3rd Nov 2011

As temperatures start to drop tonight, more than 40 students will know what it is like to be homeless.

The students from London’s School of Economics will endure eight hours on the street as part of a campaign run by the Student Union’s Islamic Society. The aim is to raise…

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1 night = £1 million in pledges for award winning homeless charity

19th Oct 2011

More than £1 million in pledges were offered in support of homeless charity Anchor House last night at an event attended by more than 200 people at the Inner Temple in London.

Lead by patrons ITV’s Julie Etchingham and former world boxing champion Barry McGuigan MBE, the charity launched a…

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Homeless charity saves tax payers and society £5 million

7th Oct 2011

A small homeless charity in East London has been found to have saved society and tax payers more than £5 million a year by helping to turn around the lives of its homeless residents.

A report undertaken by experts at Oxford Economics found that Anchor House, a residential and life-skills…

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Stories of homelessness capture the attention of Jeremy Paxman

6th Jul 2011

Normally Jeremy Paxman is the one telling the compelling story. But yesterday the BBC journalist and now Patron of homeless charity, Anchor House, listened intently as some of East London’s homeless residents recalled what it was like for them without the support of their family and friends.

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FORMER WORLD BOXING CHAMPION AND EASTENDER STAR SUPPORT AWARD WINNING HOMELESS CHARITY

17th May 2011

Former Carry On and EastEnder actress, Barbara Windsor MBE, has joined former World Boxing Champion and ITV’s Hell’s Kitchen winner, Barry McGuigan MBE, to help raise much needed funds for award winning homeless charity Anchor House.

They have joined the growing list of celebrity patrons supporting the East London charity,…

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