On Thursday 28 June, The Wallich and Jayne Bryant AM, the representative for Newport West, cut the ribbon to a new drop-in centre for people experiencing homelessness. The launch event was well-attended by representatives from partner agencies, the council, Gwent police, local business leaders as well as Assembly Members. You can now find our specialist […]Read more

Dan Jepson found himself homeless at 17. He experienced the trauma of losing his father at the age of nine and had a period of substance misuse. Following a long road of hard work and making the most of new opportunities, Dan’s life has now completely changed.  With the support of our homelessness services, Orchard […]Read more

Attend the launch of The Wallich’s new Street Fleet on Wednesday 16 May in Cardiff Bay. Thanks to the success of the 2017 Reaching Out to Rough Sleepers Winter campaign, we have been able to purchase five brand new vehicles for our Rough Sleepers’ Intervention Teams across Wales.  The campaign, in partnership with the South […]Read more

On Sunday 29 April 2018, 24 runners donned The Wallich vests to take on the ABP Newport Wales Marathon and 10K after raising a significant amount of money for homelessness services.  At last count (4 May 2018), the #TeamWallich runners have raised a total of £10,432.88.  The Wallich had the privilege of cheering on seven determined […]Read more

Admiral Graduates have sported their fundraising skills and recruited their generous colleagues to help The Wallich prevent homelessness. In 2017, the Admiral Graduates set themselves a goal of raising £10,000 for The Wallich. They have since announced that they smashed their initial target, raising a whopping £12,890. The dynamic team used a number of innovative […]Read more

Call for expressions of interest in evaluation of The Wallich’s BOSS project (Building Opportunities Skills and Success) The BOSS project aims to re-integrate ex-offenders into their communities by giving them the skills, qualifications, confidence and support they need to gain employment or set up their own business. BOSS provides employability and entrepreneurship training to ex-offenders […]Read more

We need Trustees to help us get people off the streets, keep people off the streets and create opportunities for people. It’s a great opportunity to obtain Board experience, while helping a cause you care about. Our Board of Trustees help us to operate legally as a charity, oversee our governance and serve as a […]Read more

The super corporate fundraising event is back for 2018 and we’re challenging businesses to do something about homelessness in Wales. Clash of the Corporates is The Wallich’s annual competition which gives businesses just 50 days to use their corporate know-how to grow a £50 investment. In 2017, organisations raised more than £20,000 to prevent homelessness; coming together […]Read more

  What can the public do across Wales?   The most important thing is to connect people sleeping rough with services which can help them and with the accommodation that is available to them.  The quickest and easiest way to do this is via StreetLink (although if you have immediate concerns about someone’s wellbeing dial […]Read more

The Wallich, has released an in-depth report into how many people are spending time on the streets of South Wales. The report echoes trends of last week’s Welsh Government rough sleeper count, showing a consistent upwards trajectory. However, The Wallich’s figures provide further data on the type of people on the streets, reporting on characteristics […]Read more