Homeless Leadership Alliance

Saturday 10th of October is World Homeless Day ➡️The social media hashtag is #WorldHomelessDay ➡️The website is worldhomelessday.org ➡️Follow World @homelessday There is a groundswell of activity for around a month & a half surrounding the day: ✅Not simply a day of observance or celebration, World Homeless Day is a community capacity building program, through which significant change & progress occurs in over 100 countries on six continents to prevent & decrease people's experience of homelessness. ✅Billions of $£€+ are raised for charity. ✅Changes to government policies & laws are announced, accompanied by the release of new funding in relation to housing policy & the alleviation of suffering & prevention of death for those currently experiencing homelessness. ✅In Parliaments, declarations, debates & announcements are made. ✅Various research findings, official inquiry reports, senate inquiry reports and new government papers are often released on or with close proximity to the date. ✅Protests, street marches & rallies are held. Health clinics & open days, as well as assemblies for screenings of documentary & relevant films. ✅Workplaces, educational institutions and places of worship host guest speakers, collect donations for charities & partner with service providers. ✅Pop-up public works of art regarding homelessness, a housing crisis, shelter, or poverty, are offered; significant photography is released. ✅World Homeless Day helps to reveal the depth of suffering, opportunities to help alleviate suffering, changes to policy that can prevent homelessness before it happens, & a way forward to assist people currently experiencing homelessness.