Prince William, 42, marked the first year of his £3million Homewards initiative by returning to the London Borough of Lambeth where he launched the project.
The Prince of Wales has apologised for his loss of voice today after shouting himself hoarse during England 's victorious semi-final.
In a speech he reiterated his belief that homelessness 'can be ended' and said the ideas and approaches being developed in the six target areas 'will have the power to inspire change across the UK and beyond'. 'Of course he wanted to talk about last night as well. He said how proud he was about their victory last night and was convinced Ollie Watkins would do something great - he knew that.
Prince William, 42, marked the first year of his £3million Homewards initiative by returning to the London Borough of Lambeth, where he first launched the project 'Homelessness is a complex societal issue and one that touches the lives of far too many people in our society. However, I truly believe that it can be ended.'
Ms Cohen-Hatton slept rough intermittently for two years from the age of 15 in her home town of Newport, South Wales after family life broke down following the death of a parent, and she credits selling the Big Issue magazine as providing the funds and confidence to break the cycle. The senior fire officer did not talk about her period of sleeping rough for more than 20 years because of the associated 'stigma' but said one of her roles as an advocate was to 'talk about changing the stigma and challenging people's perceptions of homelessness'.
Government statistics published in April showed there were 145,800 children in temporary accommodation by December 31 last year, up by a fifth on 20 years ago when records for this measure began. Moving from 'managing to ending' homelessness was a big mental leap that Homewards was helping to drive, and 'prevention' was a key aim, as the types of people at risk of losing their homes could be identified.
Homewards aims to develop bespoke solutions to homelessness in Newport, three neighbouring Dorset towns - Poole, Bournemouth and Christchurch - Lambeth, Belfast, Aberdeen and Sheffield, that in the future can be replicated in other UK areas. The global property firm Knight Frank was named as the latest business supporter as was international law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer.
I know this will take a huge effort. And I know that demonstrating that homelessness is not an inevitable part of our society will take time. Eleven industry leading companies have joined our mission – providing in-kind support and expertise to support our six locations. To them, I say thank you. To those who are not yet involved, I urge you to come and join us on this journey.
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