{"id":28313,"date":"2015-11-10T13:50:14","date_gmt":"2015-11-10T13:50:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/?p=28313"},"modified":"2015-11-10T13:50:14","modified_gmt":"2015-11-10T13:50:14","slug":"young-homeless-going-hungry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/2015\/11\/10\/young-homeless-going-hungry\/","title":{"rendered":"Young homeless going hungry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>More young homeless people in Cardiff\u00a0are relying on charities for food, according to local shelter\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.huggard.org.uk\/\">Huggard<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Lee O\u2019Shea, a day centre support worker explains that many young adults are becoming homeless due to widespread heroin abuse.<\/p>\n<p>The shelter provides free soup and bread, and a \u201chearty\u201d meal for \u00a31.50.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_28201\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"width: 416px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2015\/11\/soup-kitchen-480.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-28201 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2015\/11\/soup-kitchen-480-416x312.jpg\" alt=\"soup kitchen 480\" width=\"416\" height=\"312\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-28201 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2015\/11\/soup-kitchen-480-416x312.jpg\" alt=\"soup kitchen 480\" width=\"416\" height=\"312\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> Volunteers ensure that homeless people are provided with a hot meal at Huggard\u2019s homeless centre<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Despite efforts by the <a href=\"http:\/\/gov.wales\/?lang=en\">Welsh Government<\/a>, more donations\u00a0are needed\u00a0due to increased demand and a \u00a3150,000 <a href=\"http:\/\/wearecardiff.co.uk\/2014\/12\/23\/please-help-save-cardiffs-nightshelter\/\">budget cut<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Religious groups provide different\u00a0dishes for the needy all-year-round.<\/p>\n<p>The public also\u00a0become\u00a0more generous\u00a0during the festive season.<\/p>\n<p>O\u2019Shea stresses: \u201cWe need volunteers every day, not just on Christmas Day.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_28194\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"width: 416px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2015\/11\/Allotment-480.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-28194 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2015\/11\/Allotment-480-416x312.jpg\" alt=\"Allotment 480\" width=\"416\" height=\"312\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-28194 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2015\/11\/Allotment-480-416x312.jpg\" alt=\"Allotment 480\" width=\"416\" height=\"312\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> Volunteers and homeless people at Huggard tend to the allotment where vegetables are grown to be used for cooking soup<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Huggard has also invested in an allotment. 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