{"id":36241,"date":"2018-12-07T15:30:04","date_gmt":"2018-12-07T15:30:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/intercardiff\/?p=36241"},"modified":"2018-12-07T15:30:04","modified_gmt":"2018-12-07T15:30:04","slug":"wallich-riversides-answer-homeless-problem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/global-city\/wallich-riversides-answer-homeless-problem","title":{"rendered":"The Wallich: Riversides answer to the homeless problem."},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>The number of rough sleepers is increasing across the UK, one charity in Cardiff has a plan to help.<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_36294\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36294\" style=\"width: 960px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-36294\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/12\/the-wallich-bus-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-36294\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-36294\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/12\/the-wallich-bus-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" \/><\/noscript> The Wallich Mobile Service vehicle<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>At least 78 homeless people died out on the streets of the UK in 2017 figures from the Guardian suggest, the Wallich is combating this with a state of the art welfare vehicle.<\/p>\n<p>The Cardiff based charity aims to help with the 168% increase in homelessness, by specialising in providing services for people with multiple complex needs who are often excluded from other services and have difficulty in accessing accommodation.<\/p>\n<p>Their Welfare Vehicle, a large truck with an onboard bathroom, kitchenette and medical room, which operates across the country responding to local needs such as a sudden increase in rough sleeping.<\/p>\n<p>Jamie-Lee Cole a Wallich\u00a0employee says &#8220;The Welfare Vehicle is just one vital part of our \u2018Street Fleet\u2019.\u00a0<span lang=\"en-US\">Together, the six outreach vehicles take homelessness services directly to people in need.&#8221;\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_36360\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36360\" style=\"width: 960px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-36360\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/12\/taff-trail-actual-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/12\/taff-trail-actual-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/12\/taff-trail-actual-300x169.jpg 300w, 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srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/12\/taff-trail-actual-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/12\/taff-trail-actual-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/12\/taff-trail-actual-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/12\/taff-trail-actual-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/12\/taff-trail-actual-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/12\/taff-trail-actual-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/noscript> The Wallich Street Fleet<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The other five vehicles go out daily across Wales with our Rough Sleepers\u2019 Intervention Teams to help those sleeping rough offering provisions, support and advice.<\/p>\n<p>The vehicles are aimed at keeping people off the streets, by moving rough sleepers and their possessions into hostels or their own homes.<\/p>\n<p>They are also used to take residents to training, education and work placements or on life-changing trips in an effort to break continuous cycles of homelessness.<\/p>\n<p>The Wallich\u00a0is trying to assist in reducing this increase by helping those in need and takes donations from the public to support its work.<\/p>\n<p>If you would like to donate to their winter &#8220;Pass The Parcel&#8221;\u00a0campaign\u00a0the link can be found below.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thewallich.com\/pass-the-parcel-winter-donations-homeless\/\">www.thewallich.com\/passtheparcel<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With increasing numbers of homelessness and rough sleeping related deaths one charity in Riverside is trying to make a difference. 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