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WHC joins 75 homelessness charities calling for urgent action to fill £1bn gap in funding
Read WHC’s response to this humanitarian emergency.
Charity golf day raises record amount!
Business Connexions and Charterhouse LLP’s annual charity golf day raises thousands of pounds for Wycombe Homeless Connection.
Winter night shelter volunteers urgently needed!
Save lives this winter at our night shelter.
They did it! Kate and James’ 100km Ultra Challenge
They did it! Kate and James complete their 100kn Ultra Challenge to raise money for the winter night shelter.
WHC's call to MP candidates: stop homelessness before it starts
Change is possible. The general election on 4th July presents an opportunity for local voters to speak to candidates and to use their vote help bring homelessness to an end.
WHC winter night shelter to return in 2025
Street homelessness is back to its worst levels. People who are living on the street in south Buckinghamshire, and who have no other option, will be offered shelter in the bleakest months.
FREE places in the London 10K '24 and Brighton Marathon 2025
We have three FREE places in the Vitality London 10k 2024 AND three FREE places in the Brighton Marathon 2025.
Criminalising rough sleeping? We say no and housing is a human right.
Change is possible. We’ve had calls today from worried people who have heard that the government are proposing to criminalise what they call ‘nuisance rough sleeping’ and that even ‘causing excessive smells’ is to be included in the Criminal Justice Bill which is meant to be replacing the outdated 1824 Vagrancy Act.
Training local GPs: Healthcare is a human right.
Cutting edge training has ensured that training GPs and medical professionals across south Bucks are equipped with knowledge of the very specific challenges that people who are homeless have can be met.
Victoria and Nik are aiming high: they're climbing north Africa's highest mountain
Ten-year-old Victoria Parker and her father Nik are heading into a Saharan winter this February to tackle North Africa’s highest mountain to raise money for WHC.
Government not on track to end rough sleeping by 2024; Wycombe Homeless Connection renews call for action
Wycombe Homeless Connection renews call for action on local housing allowance as government told by independent body it is not on track to hit its target to end rough sleeping by 2024.
Goodbye and thank you Sheena
Our chair of trustees, Dr Sheena Dykes is stepping down from her role after 16 years of dedicated service.
Thank you Stowe Family Law
We are very grateful to have received a donation Stowe Family Law, a fantastic team of family lawyers based in Wycombe.
Info on diverted giving scheme in Wycombe town centre
The impact of street homelessness is devastating, long-lasting and complex and we strongly believe it is important for the public to understand that in many cases, people who are begging are not homeless and not everyone who is homeless is struggling with addiction.
Father and son take on the virtual London marathon... again!
This weekend they will be heading out to take on 26.2miles. They’ve chosen a challenging route on the Chiltern Ridgeway between Goring and Princes Risborough.
Exhibition: Homeless, breaking the stereotype by Christopher Hall
Christopher James Hall spent two years homeless around the High Wycombe area. Now his award-winning photos are on display at John Lewis.
Open letter to Bucks MPs calling for a raise of the Local Housing Allowance
LHA rates remain frozen while private rents are rising at the fastest rate on record. This leaves too many people at risk of homelessness…
HOMELESS art exhibition encourages insight and understanding
Craig Easton worked with eight individuals, to record their stories and personal experiences of homelessness through photographs, text and audio
We're on the board! Monopoly High Wycombe edition launched
High Wycombe has landed the honour of its very own edition of the world’s most famous board game, MONOPOLY and we are on the board!
Right to buy social housing plans announced: WHC responds
At Wycombe Homeless Connection, we want to see suitable, affordable, secure housing for everyone in our area. The right to buy for social housing tenants looks like it might result in the opposite then we have to say that we’re not in favour of it…
