Homelessness and need

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	Time: 1 hours Level: Intermediate

	Introduction Introduction Resource The majority of people who sleep on the streets, and in hostels and night shelters are men. However, the number of women, particularly younger women, in these circumstances has increased (Anderson et al.,...

	1 The Swansea Cyrenians 1 The Swansea Cyrenians Resource In this unit, you will hear from four people who have been helped by a secular voluntary organisation offering support and assistance to the homeless.

	2 Schemes run by Swansea Cyrenians in 1999 2 Schemes run by Swansea Cyrenians in 1999 Resource A hostel, which provided accommodation for 13 people, predominantly men, in individual rooms and an overflow shed. It was run in partnership with the Family Housing Association. Three-quarters of its funding...

	3 Biographical perspective: using pathways 3 Biographical perspective: using pathways Resource You will shortly be hearing excerpts from interviews with four men, who were contacted through the Swansea Cyrenians. They are all from very different backgrounds, and talk about their own experiences...

	4 Audio clip 1: John 4 Audio clip 1: John Resource In this first clip, Julia Johnson, from the Open University, talks to John, who had been sleeping rough in the city and living in an abandoned van in a car park for three weeks.

	5 Audio clip 2: Danny 5 Audio clip 2: Danny Resource Danny is 49 and sleeps rough in the city, as he has done for very many years. He was born and bred in Northern Ireland, and recounted some happy childhood memories. He became a civil servant in London,...

	6 Audio clip 3: Ernest 6 Audio clip 3: Ernest Resource At the time of the interview, Ernest was 28 years old. He was living in the Cyrenians' hostel, where he had been for some time. He was trying to find employment, and was contemplating a move to independent...

	7 Audio clip 4: Paul 7 Audio clip 4: Paul Resource Paul was 30 years old when he was interviewed. He had been in and out of homelessness for most of his adult life, but had become a volunteer with the Cyrenians. He was living in a shared house with some...

	8 Comment on the audio clips 8 Comment on the audio clips Resource In the cases of John and Danny, few, if any, of needs were being satisfied. Both were unemployed and, despite some assistance from Social Security, neither was economically secure. Neither of them had...

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