{"id":56214,"date":"2020-12-14T10:18:58","date_gmt":"2020-12-14T10:18:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/?p=56214"},"modified":"2020-12-14T15:40:29","modified_gmt":"2020-12-14T15:40:29","slug":"homeless-hope-sidesteps-covid-19-disruption-by-creating-amazon-wish-list-for-donations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/2020\/12\/14\/homeless-hope-sidesteps-covid-19-disruption-by-creating-amazon-wish-list-for-donations\/","title":{"rendered":"Homeless Hope sidesteps Covid-19 disruption by creating Amazon wish list for donations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"alignfull wp-block-heading\">Volunteer group turns to online wish lists, boot amnesties, and fundraising grants to ensure those most vulnerable are kept safe this winter<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"597\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/12\/74895957_3113544358661020_2658894599459700736_n-e1607888568644.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-56215\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/12\/74895957_3113544358661020_2658894599459700736_n-e1607888568644.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/12\/74895957_3113544358661020_2658894599459700736_n-e1607888568644-300x187.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/12\/74895957_3113544358661020_2658894599459700736_n-e1607888568644-770x479.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/12\/74895957_3113544358661020_2658894599459700736_n-e1607888568644-293x182.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/12\/74895957_3113544358661020_2658894599459700736_n-e1607888568644-200x125.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"597\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/12\/74895957_3113544358661020_2658894599459700736_n-e1607888568644.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-56215\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/12\/74895957_3113544358661020_2658894599459700736_n-e1607888568644.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/12\/74895957_3113544358661020_2658894599459700736_n-e1607888568644-300x187.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/12\/74895957_3113544358661020_2658894599459700736_n-e1607888568644-770x479.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/12\/74895957_3113544358661020_2658894599459700736_n-e1607888568644-293x182.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/12\/74895957_3113544358661020_2658894599459700736_n-e1607888568644-200x125.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Homeless Hope was founded in 2018 by Donna Thomas, the group have come together to deliver an integrated service that hopes to encourage the most&nbsp;disengaged homeless to re-engage with the health services<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Homeless Hope, a volunteer group that provides basic foot care for rough sleepers in South Wales has started an Amazon wish list to avoid face-to-face contact with donators and ensure those most in need receive foot care during winter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The adjustment was made as the group realised they wouldn\u2019t be able to continue treatment directly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Previously, the group would host sit-down clinics around city centres in Swansea, Powys, and Cardiff. Their NHS volunteers have been adhering to the NHS Code of Conduct regarding social distancing in light of Covid-19 and are unable to set up face-to-face clinics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NHS nurse and team member at Homeless Hope, Mandy Mills said, \u201cThere\u2019s a risk that we could be taking Covid out to them because of the environment we frequent or vice versa.\u201d She said the wish list allowed them to tailor the items people donated, making sure they weren\u2019t missing out on anything they hadn\u2019t been able to receive through treatment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The wish list has seen an influx of donations, these will be distributed in homeless shelters across South Wales in the weeks leading up to Christmas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery alignfull columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img 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\/><\/noscript><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption\"><strong>The Amazon wish list is available to access on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HomelessHope1\/media\">Homeless Hopes<\/a> Twitter page, the list has been compiled by NHS nurses specialising in foot and leg care<\/strong>  <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">From the ground up<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>A systematic review produced by MEDLINE in 2016 found that, \u201cHomeless individuals often had inadequate foot hygiene practices and improperly-fitting shoes.\u201d This led to foot conditions like calluses, nail pathologies, and infections becoming highly prevalent among homeless individuals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mandy said she\u2019s seen cases where some people didn\u2019t even have soles to their shoes. This inspired her to start the Homeless Hope boot amnesty back in March. Since then, Homeless Hope has collected 200 pairs of boots. They have also received grants from <a href=\"https:\/\/tescobagsofhelp.org.uk\/grant-schemes\/tesco-cv-fund\/\">Tesco\u2019s Bags of Help Communities Fund<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tnlcommunityfund.org.uk\/funding\/wales\">National Lottery Community Fund Wales<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The community has really stepped up in light of the pandemic. Mandy said, \u201cThe support has been completely phenomenal.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Homeless Hope will become a fully qualified charity in 2021 and hope to re-establish their pop-up clinics as soon as possible. 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