{"id":22966,"date":"2017-11-28T16:54:24","date_gmt":"2017-11-28T16:54:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=22966"},"modified":"2017-11-28T16:54:24","modified_gmt":"2017-11-28T16:54:24","slug":"ymca-appeal-sleeping-bags-cardiffs-homeless","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2017\/11\/28\/ymca-appeal-sleeping-bags-cardiffs-homeless\/","title":{"rendered":"YMCA appeal for sleeping bags for Cardiff&#039;s homeless"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">YMCA Cardiff is appealing for sleeping bags for rough sleepers staying with them this winter.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The #WinterIsHere campaign is is run as a collaboration by partners in the Cardiff Homeless Network during the cold weather.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">From November to March the YMCA invites those in need to stay at The Ambassador centre on The Walk, Roath, where they are given a camping bed and a sleeping bag for the night.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">However, the YMCA is concerned that its stock will not last them over winter.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Jackie Mizen, housing manager at YMCA Cardiff, said: \u00a0\u201cWe tend to go through about 20 bags over this period and they have to be laundered everyday obviously.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cWe have to allow for wear and tear and of course they are not meant to be washed everyday. By the time we get to March they are a bit battered.\u201d<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Statistics from the 2016-2021 Cardiff Housing Strategy show that there are nearly 8,300 on the waiting list for social housing, of which eight per cent are homeless.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In total 600 homeless households are living in temporary accommodation or hostels, including 378 families.<\/span><br \/>\nAnyone with spare sleeping bags are urged to donate them to the nearest YMCA centre.<br \/>\nThe news comes after a 32 year old woman was found dead in Alexandria Gardens who was <a href=\"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2017\/11\/28\/woman-32-dies-cardiff-park-say-police\/\">believed to be homeless<\/a> and sleeping in a tent.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">SLEEPING BAGS NEEDED! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WinterIsHere?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WinterIsHere<\/a> &amp; we desperately need sleeping bags to help the rough sleepers using our floor space. If you have any spare then please get in touch or donate them to our main reception at The Walk or one of our charity shops in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Cardiff?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Cardiff<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/helpthehomeless?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#helpthehomeless<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dAv20NHnpD\">pic.twitter.com\/dAv20NHnpD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; YMCA Cardiff Group (@YMCACdiff_Grp) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/YMCACdiff_Grp\/status\/935129049881612289?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 27, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>YMCA Cardiff is appealing for sleeping bags for rough sleepers staying with them this winter. The #WinterIsHere campaign is is run as a collaboration by partners in the Cardiff Homeless Network during the cold weather. From November to March the YMCA invites those in need to stay at The Ambassador centre on The Walk, Roath, where they are given a camping bed and a sleeping bag for the night. 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