Action Homeless Leicester

14/10/2026

Our partners, World Habitat, are marking their 50th anniversary this year with the launch of a new documentary 'Resetting Our Course for Home'.

📽️ https://youtu.be/Q4cuWve79Sc

The film shares stories, ideas, insights and housing examples from across the globe, that demonstrate how communities can build fairer, healthier and more resilient societies.

This includes exploring how shifting power, ownership and decision-making closer to communities can transform and fix the housing system.

For 50 years, World Habitat has worked alongside communities, pract...

13/10/2026

🎉 The results are in! 🎉

📣 💙 Action Homeless are pleased to announce that thanks to everyone who voted in store for our project, we have now received a Tesco of £1,487! 💙 📣

➡️ This funding will go towards improving the outdoor and equipment we offer for and experiencing and living in our Family Project.

👀 Keep your eyes on our socials, we'll be sharing more about the project as work gets started 👀

Groundwork

12/10/2026

🧡 We had a fabulous event last week with clients, staff, volunteers and trustees from across our services coming together to achievements and make .

The day included:
⚽️ Opportunities to find out more about a range of activities & opportunities to get involved in at
💬 The chance for clients to share their feedback, ideas and experiences
📣 Updates from Action Homeless and Leicester City Council’s Housing Team
🥪 Lunch and refreshments

12/10/2026

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To mark this global event, we are sharing our new impact report which details how access to good quality housing, personalised support and opportunity for connection has transformed the lives of over 500 people affected by homelessness in Leicester.

We believe that the impact showcased in this report brings hope and encouragement that ending homelessness is possible and we remain as committed as ever to bringing about positive change in our community.

https://www.actionhomeless.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Impact-Report-2026-3.pdf

08/10/2026

🌟 Communal space transformation 🌟

🧡 Making sure that the spaces in our properties are calm and relaxing areas which provide people who are experiencing homelessness with opportunities to improve their is vital in helping to the of .

We'd like to say a huge to a local team of from B&Q for donating their time and skills last week to help us transform the at one of our high support properties.
The volunteering was made possible by CM Neighbourly and materials to complete the project were also provided.

06/10/2026

📌 🏠 Featured job opportunity: Homeless Services Officer

At our and the delivery of high-quality are at the heart of all we do. We are proud to be classed as one of the leading based in . We are committed to ending and ensuring everyone has a safe, decent place to call . We believe no one should have to sleep rough, and we are passionate about helping people build better lives.

📣 We are currently looking to recruit two , one in our Low Support and Resettlement Team and one in our Rough Sleeper Team ⬇️
https://www.actionhomeless.org.uk/featured-job-opportunity-homeless-services-officer/

05/10/2026

🧡 We'd like to say a huge to a local team of from B&Q for donating their time and skills last week to help us transform the at one of our high support properties.

The volunteering was made possible by CM Neighbourly and materials to complete the project were also provided.

👀 Keep your eyes peeled for the final reveal of the newly refreshed space soon 👀

Making sure that the spaces in our properties are calm and relaxing areas which provide people who are experiencing homelessness with opportunities to improve their is vital in helping to the of .

01/10/2026

📌 🏠 Featured job opportunity: Homeless Services Officer

At our and the delivery of high-quality are at the heart of all we do. We are proud to be classed as one of the leading based in . We are committed to ending and ensuring everyone has a safe, decent place to call . We believe no one should have to sleep rough, and we are passionate about helping people build better lives.

📣 We are currently looking to recruit two , one in our Low Support and Resettlement Team and one in our Rough Sleeper Team ⬇️

At Action Homeless our clients and the delivery of high-quality services are at the heart of all we...

25/09/2026

👥 We've been running a daily drop at our this week to provide support for women experiencing as part of the 's #2026.

Women from across our services and in the wider community visited us this week, receiving a range of support including:
🗒️ Support to fill out the census survey and signposting
👚 Essential clothing items
🧼 🥫 Toiletries and items from our Emergency Food Pantry
🎨 Wellbeing and craft activities
☕️ Refreshments and snacks

This week organisations and services across Leicester have been speaking to women who have experienced having nowhere safe to sleep. The data and insight gathered through the census will help us to understand the true scale of women's homelessness and work towards solutions which will bring women's homelessness to an end.

Read more about the census 👇
https://www.actionhomeless.org.uk/action-homeless-leads.../

24/09/2026

📢 The Women's Rough Sleeping Census 2026 continues this week, and we've been providing support for women through daily drop in sessions at our Community Lounge.

Organisations and services across Leicester have been speaking to women who have experienced having nowhere safe to sleep. The data and insight gathered through the census will help us to understand the true scale of women's homelessness and work towards solutions which will bring women's homelessness to an end.

Read more about the census 👇

https://www.actionhomeless.org.uk/action-homeless-leads.../

For more information on the support that Action Homeless is providing this week, feel free to drop us a direct message or email [email protected]