The Camrose Centre offers hot meals and support to people experiencing homelessness in Basingstoke. Volunteers help make it happen. Could you lend a hand?
No special experience needed, just a friendly face and a bit of your time.
#VolunteerForRealChange
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Find out more at TheCamroseCentre.org/support
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Welcome to Saffron Cordery OBE, new chair of trustees at The Camrose Centre. Saffron brings nearly 30 years of public sector experience as the centre runs its six-day service for people experiencing homelessness.
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Find out more on the Camrose Centre website: TheCamroseCentre.org/news/ca…
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Struggling with the cost of living? You might be able to claim benefits even if you work, have savings or own your home. Lots of people miss out, so it's worth checking.
Free calculators and advice from Citizens Advice at citizensadvice.org.uk/benefi…
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With winter approaching, we've launched our Volunteer for Real Change campaign and are looking for volunteers to support people experiencing homelessness.
Whether you can give one evening a month or a few hours a week, there's a role for you.
#VolunteerForRealChange (1/2)
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Find out more at realchangebasingstoke.org.uk… or see what opportunities are available at bvaction.org.uk/bva-voluntee… (2/2)
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If you or someone you know is struggling, the Foodbank is there to help with more than just food.
Visitors can get face-to-face advice from Citizens Advice, help with energy costs, money and debt support, and a Community Connector to help them take the next step out of crisis.
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Our local homelessness services do incredible work, but they need more volunteers. If you'd like to volunteer, there are roles to suit every schedule and skill set, whether its one evening a month or a few hours a week. #VolunteerForRealChange (1/2)
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Find out more at realchangebasingstoke.org.uk… or see what opportunities are available at bvaction.org.uk/bva-voluntee…
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Seen someone sleeping rough? A StreetLink alert helps outreach teams find them and offer support at thestreetlink.org.uk/
If you can, include:
📍The exact location
🚶What they look like
🕕When you saw them
❓Any safety concerns
Just tell them what you can see.
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Jonathan Pain volunteers at the Night Light Winter Shelter. He's been a trustee, treasurer, rota manager and overnight volunteer.
"It repays you in different ways to paid work, everyone should do it, even one shift now and again."
#VolunteerforRealChange realchangebasingstoke.org.uk…
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It’s people like Suzi who make Real Change possible. She spends much of her free time supporting some of the borough’s most vulnerable people.
Read more, and find out how you could get involved, here:
realchangebasingstoke.org.uk…
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Volunteer for Real Change.
Emily's volunteered at the Basingstoke Night Light Winter Shelter since 2016, as venue coordinator, overnight cover, and cooking and serving food.
Real Change starts with people like Emily.
Volunteer: realchangebasingstoke.org.uk…
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James Mellors volunteers for The Camrose Centre and Night Light Winter Shelter. Working in homeless projects since 2010, he's still driven to help those sleeping rough.
"Take a big leap, you won't regret it," he says.
You too can #VolunteerforRealChange: realchangebasingstoke.org.uk…
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It's #WorldHomelessDay and we're launching Volunteer for Real Change. Today we'll be sharing stories from local people who volunteer with homelessness services in Basingstoke and Deane. Could you join them?
#VolunteerforRealChange
realchangebasingstoke.org.uk…
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Only two days to go until #WorldHomelessDay on Saturday.
Homelessness takes many forms, from sleeping rough to sofa-surfing or living in temporary accommodation. Watch this space on Saturday to find out how you can help in Basingstoke and Deane.
Work with young people in Basingstoke and Deane? Bring them to @rmdadventure 's Youth Wellbeing Conference 2026 on Fri 23 October at The Basingstoke Hotel, London Road, A30, RG27 9JS.
Register your interest: wkf.ms/4r23VNV
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The Camrose Centre has run out of small and medium jogging bottoms and jeans. For someone sleeping rough, being able to wash and change into clean clothes can make a huge difference to how they feel. (1/2)
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