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Stonepillow to pilot Housing First Project
Stonepillow has been awarded a grant from the National Lottery Community Fund to establish and pilot the first Housing First Project across Chichester and Arun districts. The project will provide support to the most vulnerable and multi-disadvantaged rough sleepers, enabling them to set up a... read more »
Highlights of the Little Big Sleep Out at Home
There were people sleeping in baths, on trampolines, in sheds and cardboard shelters! We would like to thank everyone that took part in our first ever ‘Little Big Sleep Out at Home’ and we hope you all had as much fun as we did! So far we have raised an... read more »
Stonepillow featured on Jeremy Vine's BBC Radio 2 show
Stonepillow were recently featured on Radio 2’s Jeremy Vine phone in discussion on charities suffering from reductions in income due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Here is our text that Jeremy read out: “Hilary Bartle is the CEO of a homeless charity called Stonepillow charity in West Sussex …. That’s a... read more »
Council members and staff take part in the Little Big Sleep Out at Home
From trikes and wheelbarrows, to summer houses and double decker buses, Chichester District Council staff and councillors found a new bed for the night in support of Stonepillow's Little Big Sleep Out at Home last Saturday. With social distancing measures in place, Stonepillow changed their annual ‘Big Sleep Out’ event... read more »
Stonepillow featured on BBC South Today
On 27th May 2020, Stonepillow were visited by BBC South Today, who filmed our staff and clients and discussed the work going on around our temporary accommodation. You can see the feature here https://youtu.be/C7sJtOYMwn4read more »
Police donation to support Stonepillow
Funds from a police charity are helping Stonepillow to provide services to support the homeless and rough sleepers in Arun and Chichester. The £500 donation comes from the Police Property Act Fund (PPAF), made up of monies received by the police from the sale of unclaimed lost property and property... read more »
Chichester District Council staff redeployed to support rough sleepers
We have been very lucky to have staff from Chichester District Council staff temporarily redeployed to us to help distribute food to rough sleepers across the district who have been placed in temporary accommodation. They have been incredibly busy transforming our day hub into a streamlined food preparation and distribution... read more »
Stonepillow working in partnership during COVID-19 pandemic
For 30 years, Stonepillow has been committed to supporting and empowering homeless people towards sustainable independence and wellbeing, and during these past weeks have faced more challenges in keeping their clients safe, secure and supported. As the reality of coronavirus cases rising across the UK, rough sleepers are thought to... read more »
Bognor Regis Resource Hub
Earlier this year, we were successful in securing funding, from Public Health England (PHE) and the Clothworkers Foundation, for the refurbishment of a purpose-built Resource Hub in open to homeless people in Bognor Regis and the surrounding areas. The Resource Hub, which opened in March 2020, is located at... read more »
Stonepillow part of Pathfinder Mental Health Alliance
Stonepillow is a part of Pathfinder West Sussex, supporting people with their mental health and wellbeing. Pathfinder is an alliance of organisations providing a single point of access to mental health support across West Sussex. Pathfinder provides a joined up pathway of mental health recovery support.... read more »