{"id":5104,"date":"2023-06-29T20:00:33","date_gmt":"2023-06-29T19:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/port-talbot\/?p=5104"},"modified":"2025-09-09T22:23:56","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T21:23:56","slug":"home-is-where-the-start-is-speaker-evening","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/port-talbot\/2023\/06\/29\/home-is-where-the-start-is-speaker-evening\/","title":{"rendered":"Home is Where  the Start Is &#8211; Speaker Evening"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Our Club Secretary Mrs Margaret Poston introduced speakers from both Llamau and Housing Justice Cymru. Both organisations focus on tackling homelessness in Wales.<\/p>\n<p>Llamau is a leading homelessness charity dedicated to ending homelessness for young people and vulnerable women. Founded in 1986, it has supported over 100,000 individuals &#8211; offering more than just accommodation by providing tailored, person-focused support to help rebuild lives.<\/p>\n<p>Llamau provide key services and initiatives such as; Supported Accommodation, Holistic Support, Youth Homlessness Helpline and End Youth Homlessness Cymru.<\/p>\n<p>Housing Justice Cymru, launched in 2016, is the Welsh branch of the Christian housing charity Housing Justice. It\u2019s the only non-denominational Christian housing charity operating in Wales, with a mission to ensure everyone can access a home and community where they can flourish.<\/p>\n<p>Housing Justice Cymru provide a range of services such as a citadel: a volunteer-led rapid rehousing and tenancy support service in Swansea, Neath Port Talbot, and Wrexham. It forms \u201cCircles of Support\u201d to help people transition from homelessness to stable tenancies, with a strong prevention focus.\u00a0 They also provide hosting of Refugees in Cardiff, Newport, and Wrexham, volunteers host people seeking asylum &#8211; offering safe stays (from 3 weeks to 6 months), support, and community connections. 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