“When you’re experiencing the constant threat and the danger from the people around you, when you don’t have enough to eat let alone enough to think, it’s really hard to reach out and to take those services,” she said.rking the project’s progress today, the Prince is expected to say: “It’s fantastic to be back in Lambeth, where a year ago we launched Homewards and began our journey of working together to demonstrate that it is possible to end homelessness…
“Homelessness is a complex societal issue, and one that touches the lives of far too many people in our society. However, I truly believe that it can be ended.”
William is understood to be in almost daily contact with Homewards’ senior management and has been welcoming advocates like broadcaster Gail Porter and Ms Cohen-Hatton to Windsor Castle for discussions.
Each location will publish action plans that reflect their needs, with Aberdeen targeting homelessness caused by relationship breakdown, and Sheffield focusing on young people and families.
Homewards hopes that the bespoke solutions identified in each of the six flagship areas can be replicated across the UK.
The project has been backed by major companies, such as Pret a Manger, Ikea and Homebase, which recently pledged £1million of support.
Today’s event comes after Kensington Palace announced the prince will feature in an ITV documentary about Homewards.
The two-part series, which has the working title Prince William: We Can End Homelessness, will go behind the scenes of the first year of the programme.
