BBC NO HOME SEASON
December 2006

‘No Home’ is a BBC season which aims to update views on homelessness in 21st Century Britain.

Background

November 1966 was a landmark moment for public awareness of social inequality and homelessness in Britain; the BBC screened the ground-breaking film ‘Cathy Come Home’ and the first national homelessness charity, Shelter, was established. Both events combined to bring the problem of poverty and poor housing into the public eye for first time.

Forty years on, the BBC is broadcasting a series of programmes which examines homelessness and poverty today. For more information you can visit the BBC No Home website

NO HOME ON RADIO 2

On Wednesday 06 December ,The Jeremy Vine Show was a No Home special.

Brian Hayes (who was sitting in for Jeremy) was joined by Ken Loach, director of Cathy Come Home and John Bird, founder of The Big Issue..

 Listen again to Wednesday's show

• Jeremy Vine Show, with Brian Hayes
• The Big Issue Foundation
• BBC Four: Cathy Come Home

The nature of homelessness has changed over the past four decades with fewer people sleeping on the streets and a growing number living in temporary accommodation and hostels. That means the opportunities to help homeless people have also changed. It’s not all about soup kitchens!

GET INVOLVED

The BBC has partnered with do-it.org.uk to offer you the chance to volunteer with local homeless organisations.

• BBC No Home: Sign Up as a volunteer
• Do-it.org.uk
• Shelter

MORE LINKS

• Centrepoint
• Crisis
• The Salvation Army