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St Mungo's is happy to provide comment on all aspects of homelessness, such as housing, rough sleeping, substance use, mental health and any other issue affecting our clients.

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Here is a list of our most recent press releases: -

• 05 Mar '10
  City and St Mungo’s to open B&B-style accommodation for older rough sleepers St Mungo’s and The City of London Corporation are opening The Lodge at St Ursula’s this month - B&B-style accommodation specifically aimed at helping long term, older rough sleepers.
• 01 Mar '10
  St Mungo’s integrated and personalised service highlighted as good practice Neighbourhood Link, an innovative St Mungo’s scheme developed in partnership with the Revolving Doors Agency, has been highlighted in a recent Government report for its good practice, and as just the kind of service that needs new sustainable ways of funding.
• 23 Feb '10
  HRH The Duke of Kent makes his first hostel visit as St Mungo’s new Royal Patron His Royal Highness The Duke of Kent has made his first visit to a St Mungo's hostel in his new role as Royal Patron of the homelessness charity.
• 22 Feb '10
  Crucial phone messaging service for homeless people branches out of London VoiceMail4All, the free voicemail service for anyone who is homeless, is now available outside of London.
• 11 Feb '10
  Find the money for Marmot action, urges St Mungo's Leading homelessness charity St Mungo's has urged government and health commissioners to back the life-changing recommendations put forward in today's Marmot report on reducing health inequalties in the UK.
• 08 Feb '10
  More emergency beds made available for rough sleepers as freezing winter weather continues More emergency beds are being made available tonight as snow returns and night temperatures once again fall below zero.
• 15 Jan '10
  Minister for the Third Sector Angela Smith sees how St Mungo’s is tackling homelessness, health and employment under one roof Minister for the Third Sector Angela Smith heard first hand how important direct access to health and employment services can be for homeless people when she visited a St Mungo’s hostel in Hackney this Thursday, 14 January.
• 13 Jan '10
  BBC highlights St Mungo's emergency help for rough sleepers coming in from the cold BBC News and other media have highlighted the potentially life-threatening danger which the snow and cold weather mean for those rough sleeping on the streets. Watch, listen and read some of the clips and interviews here.
• 05 Jan '10
  St Mungo’s emergency provision kicks in for the second time this winter as freezing conditions return to the capital St Mungo's, London's largest homeless charity, has re-activated its severe weather emergency provision for rough sleepers as the capital faces another freezing cold snap. With heavy snowfall predicted tonight, around 25 new beds have been set up at the charity’s accommodation in Islington.
• 17 Dec '09
  More help for London’s homeless as St Mungo’s re-opens WoodWorks workshop Homeless people in London have more help to get ready for the workplace, and gain key skills, as homelessness charity St Mungo’s re-opens its WoodWorks workshop.

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