Check out our 2019 Rugby World Cup sweepstake to raise money for a homelessness charity in Wales The opening match of the 2019 Rugby World Cup kicks off on Friday 20 September as nations from across the globe compete for the title. Whether you follow rugby or are just playing for fun, a sweepstake is […]Read more

Part of the Homeless World Cup legacy will be a waterproof pocket book for people rough sleeping, produced by leading homelessness and rough sleeping charity The Wallich. The information inside was curated by Marky Quinn, a former rough sleeper who sadly passed away this year. Marky’s Rough Guide to Rough Sleeping in Cardiff includes a […]Read more

The 17th Homeless World Cup football tournament will take place in Cardiff’s Bute Park from Saturday 27 July – Saturday 3 August.  More than 500 players of different genders, representing 50 countries, will travel to Cardiff to attend the week-long festival of football, music and speakers – including our own CEO, Lindsay Cordery-Bruce.  The Wallich […]Read more

The latest round of The Wallich Working in Sustainable Employment (WISE) project has seen its highest graduation rate since the six-month employability course began in 2015.  WISE is designed to support people who have experienced homelessness to move into work, either with The Wallich or with our corporate partners across South Wales. Sixty referrals were made […]Read more

The Wallich asks its clients about the standards of support they receive on a regular basis. Here are the latest results. We publish the results of an annual 20-question survey where clients rated their support between “Excellent”, “Good”, “Okay” and “Bad”.   Between April 2018 and March 2019, 712 people completed satisfaction surveys with valuable insight […]Read more

Rosanna, a current Trustee for The Wallich, is taking on the challenge of Mount Kilimanjaro with her family in June 2019. Read about why she’s taking on this challenge, raising money for The Wallich and how you can donate. Why did you choose to fundraise for The Wallich and support people experiencing homelessness? I recently […]Read more

Brand new lockers have been installed for people experiencing homelessness in Aberystwyth at a Solutions Office managed by The Wallich, Wales’s leading homelessness charity Having to carry treasured belongings around all day can be tiresome and dangerous for people experiencing homelessness. Installing lockers, which are new, roomy and free to use, in Aberystwyth will mean […]Read more

Housing First (HF) is high on the agenda in Wales as being part of the solution to housing people with entrenched rough sleeping lifestyles. Here, we reflect on our flagship Housing First project. The Wallich was the first organisation to deliver a Housing First service in Wales. With lessons learned and the development of a […]Read more

Every year, The Wallich hosts a free charity ballot for the Virgin Money London Marathon. Runners apply by outlining why they want to run the marathon, why they chose to run for a homelessness charity and how they plan to raise funds.  The London Marathon is a renowned race that sees more than 40,000 participants […]Read more

The Wallich is proud to have maintained its Investing in Volunteers (IiV) award – having achieved the Award in 2019 for the third time. At the Wallich, we take on volunteers from the community and our enthusiastic services users. We look after and develop our volunteers to give them valuable experience for their future. This […]Read more