{"id":69052,"date":"2024-12-09T14:50:48","date_gmt":"2024-12-09T14:50:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/?p=69052"},"modified":"2025-01-07T17:51:35","modified_gmt":"2025-01-07T17:51:35","slug":"homeless-choir-breaks-down-barriers-and-provides-support-this-christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/2024\/12\/09\/homeless-choir-breaks-down-barriers-and-provides-support-this-christmas\/","title":{"rendered":"Homeless choir breaks down barriers and provides support this Christmas\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Choir With No Name offers a safe space to homeless communities in Cardiff, as the number of households in temporary accommodation reaches record high<br><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/11\/MollyBaker_PublicLife_MainImage-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-69053\" style=\"width:770px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/11\/MollyBaker_PublicLife_MainImage-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/11\/MollyBaker_PublicLife_MainImage-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/11\/MollyBaker_PublicLife_MainImage-770x385.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/11\/MollyBaker_PublicLife_MainImage-1366x683.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/11\/MollyBaker_PublicLife_MainImage-585x293.jpg 585w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/11\/MollyBaker_PublicLife_MainImage-1170x585.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/11\/MollyBaker_PublicLife_MainImage-293x147.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/11\/MollyBaker_PublicLife_MainImage-1400x700.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/11\/MollyBaker_PublicLife_MainImage.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/11\/MollyBaker_PublicLife_MainImage-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-69053\" style=\"width:770px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/11\/MollyBaker_PublicLife_MainImage-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/11\/MollyBaker_PublicLife_MainImage-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/11\/MollyBaker_PublicLife_MainImage-770x385.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/11\/MollyBaker_PublicLife_MainImage-1366x683.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/11\/MollyBaker_PublicLife_MainImage-585x293.jpg 585w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/11\/MollyBaker_PublicLife_MainImage-1170x585.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/11\/MollyBaker_PublicLife_MainImage-293x147.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/11\/MollyBaker_PublicLife_MainImage-1400x700.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/11\/MollyBaker_PublicLife_MainImage.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The choir celebrated its third birthday in November and has plans to start songwriting workshops in the new year<br>Image: Billy Stillman<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A Cardiff-based choir provides an opportunity to sing, a hot meal and a sense of community for homeless people <a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/2024\/01\/10\/alt-cardiff-magazine-the-homelessness-at-christmas-issue\/\">this winter<\/a>, as the latest Welsh government statistics found a 20% rise in the number of households identified as unintentionally homeless compared to last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.choirwithnoname.org\/choirs\/cardiff-choir\">The Choir With No Name<\/a> hosts weekly rehearsals at St Paul\u2019s Community Hall in Grangetown and provides a welcoming environment for people impacted by homelessness and marginalisation. The choir is run in partnership with <a href=\"https:\/\/thewallich.com\/about-us\/\">The Wallich<\/a>, a Welsh homelessness and rough sleeping charity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the Welsh Government <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.wales\/homelessness-april-2023-march-2024-html\">homelessness statistics<\/a> for April 2023 to March 2024, 6,135 households were identified as unintentionally homeless and in priority need, an increase of 20% on the previous year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The number of households in temporary accommodation was also up 18% on the previous year, marking the highest figure reported since new legislation under the Housing (Wales) Act was introduced in April 2015.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/11\/MollyBaker_PublicLife_SupportingImage-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-69054\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/11\/MollyBaker_PublicLife_SupportingImage-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/11\/MollyBaker_PublicLife_SupportingImage-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/11\/MollyBaker_PublicLife_SupportingImage-770x385.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/11\/MollyBaker_PublicLife_SupportingImage-1366x683.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/11\/MollyBaker_PublicLife_SupportingImage-585x293.jpg 585w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/11\/MollyBaker_PublicLife_SupportingImage-1170x585.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/11\/MollyBaker_PublicLife_SupportingImage-293x147.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/11\/MollyBaker_PublicLife_SupportingImage-1400x700.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/11\/MollyBaker_PublicLife_SupportingImage.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/11\/MollyBaker_PublicLife_SupportingImage-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-69054\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/11\/MollyBaker_PublicLife_SupportingImage-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/11\/MollyBaker_PublicLife_SupportingImage-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/11\/MollyBaker_PublicLife_SupportingImage-770x385.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/11\/MollyBaker_PublicLife_SupportingImage-1366x683.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/11\/MollyBaker_PublicLife_SupportingImage-585x293.jpg 585w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/11\/MollyBaker_PublicLife_SupportingImage-1170x585.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/11\/MollyBaker_PublicLife_SupportingImage-293x147.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/11\/MollyBaker_PublicLife_SupportingImage-1400x700.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/11\/MollyBaker_PublicLife_SupportingImage.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The choir provides people with a space to connect with people, sing and have fun, releasing happy hormones in the process! <br>Image: Billy Stillman<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As well as an increasing number of members, the choir currently has nine volunteers, who provide the singers with a hot meal after every rehearsal. Oona Terrile, the choir\u2019s manager, said: \u201cSome of our volunteers have said that being in the choir has broken down barriers and perceptions of what they thought homelessness looked like.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe have people coming from all different backgrounds and it just shows that being homeless comes in many forms and it can affect anyone,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The choir also hold frequent events showcasing their efforts in rehearsals, including an upcoming <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tickettailor.com\/events\/thechoirwithnoname\/1469171\">Christmas concert<\/a> at St John\u2019s Church, on 10 December.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The choir\u2019s main aim is to create a supportive community and a constant environment which people can go back to each week, said Terrile.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a place for them to be able to let their hair down,\u201d she added, \u201cand just sing and get those endorphins up.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover\"><span 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