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The letter from Homeless Link has been signed by 76 homelessness and housing organisations from across the country.
"More music, more joy..." The Choir with No Name announce plans to launch a choir in Sheffield, with a special showcase on Wednesday 16 October.
Winter is right around the corner. For people without a home, the realities of living on the street in these colder months is extremely daunting. This event aims to raise awareness about homelessness and the harrowing realities of rough sleeping.
'Steely Resilience' has been produced in collaboration with The Archer Project’s social enterprise, Printed by Us. Lord Mayor Jayne Dunn's limited run of prints features her illustration of the Women of Steel.
Rescue ponies Harry and Leo have been visiting to help to reduce stress and anxiety, encourage enthusiasm and communication, and improve wellbeing.
Read stories and updates from The Archer Project and the people we work with in our latest newsletter.
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Chris and Tim attended yesterday's special event marking one year of Homewards. Chris spoke in depth with Homewards advocate, Professor Sabrina Cohen-Hatton in an exclusive fireside chat where they discussed their shared experiences of having lived on the street, and the progress they’d each made in the years since.
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Tessa says she has never voted before but intends to for the first time on 4th July, and has been able to register using The Archer Project’s address. BBC Reporter Simon Thake wanted to find out about voting with no fixed address, and the barriers people experiencing homelessness face whilst trying to register to vote. A few days ago, he visited The Archer Project to interview Tessa and Suzanne about this.
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We've launched a campaign because the people we support can’t afford for us to miss out on this extra funding. Please help us bridge the Gift Aid gap by ticking the box at: https://archerproject.org.uk/gift-aid
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Our charity has been presented with an award from High Sheriff, Professor Jaydip Ray and Lord Mayor of Sheffield, Colin Ross ‘in recognition of great and valuable services to the community’.
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Paradox Orchestra will play iconic hits from Pink Floyd on 16th May, and Fleetwood Mac on 12th July, in the magnificent setting of Sheffield Cathedral.
"Locally the cost is rising because of having to use the wrong types of accommodation." Chief Exec, Tim, speaks to Ellie Colton to discuss the impact of local authority’s over-reliance on temporary accommodation, and the drastic need for suitable housing.
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Written by Tim Renshaw
"What kept me going through the race was people that sponsored me – I never thought I'd see that many people wanting to watch me cross a finish line.”
BBC Look North ran a featured story on The Archer Project's social enterprise, Printed by Us, on its Monday 12th February 2024 episode. Tom Ingall spoke with Anna, John, Terry and Shay about how our supported employment scheme plays an important role in helping people on their journey out of homelessness.
We’re grateful to announce that we are Orchard Square’s Charity of the Year for a third year running, allowing us to continue building on the success of this fantastic partnership.
Trustees Karl Dalgleish and Surriya Falconer have recently been appointed Co-Chairs of the Board for The Archer Project. Excitingly, this is the first time in our charity’s history that the role has been jointly awarded.
Our '14 Nights' book is available for pre-order ahead of our book launch at Off The Shelf festival!
Recent reports predict that the UK will plummet further into depression by the end of 2022, the longest downturn since the 2008 financial crash, meaning households across the UK are being hit by higher energy, fuel, and food prices, with many people worrying that they too, could become homeless.
At the end of 2021, Orchard Square, Sheffield's open-air court shopping centre, announced that The Archer Project would be their charity partner of the year.
I was shocked when my partner informed me that we had received a letter from our energy provider to inform us that our prepayment gas and electricity was going to be increasing from £1200 per year to a whopping £2100. In essence our utilities have almost doubled overnight.
We’re delighted to announce that we have been chosen as City Taxi’s Charity Incubator of the year!
Danielle came to the Archer Project in 2009 and began her journey from homelessness. She has been volunteering for us for a number of years and she now helps within the activities groups and the comms team.
Jo’s life has been chaotic since childhood. Since the age of 18, she has been in a string of domestically abusive relationships which have contributed to addiction problems.
Here at The Archer Project, we caught up with our 'To the Gate and Back' photographer: Mark Harvey, to find out about his life in photography and his passion for working with the homeless and vulnerable in Sheffield.
