Prince William’s homelessness initiative is teaming up with Gordon Brown as the royal continues his efforts to help society’s most vulnerable.<\/span><\/p>\n Homewards has announced a partnership with The Multibank charity, of which the former Prime Minister is President.<\/p>\n The charity, which rescues furniture and other various wares through British business surplus stocks, will be furnishing accommodation delivered through the Prince of Wales’ Innovative Housing Projects (IHP).<\/p>\n With the help of big brands including IKEA, B&Q<\/a>, Bosch, and DFS, The Multibank has committed to furnishing an initial 250 homes.<\/p>\n The new partnership will operate across Homewards’ six flagship locations: Aberdeen, Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole, Lambeth, Newport, Northern Ireland<\/a>, and Sheffield.<\/p>\n Its aim is to connect local businesses that are able to help, with the people who need that assistance.<\/p>\n According to Gordon Brown: ‘The Multibank began with a simple conviction that surplus goods should never be wasted while families go without.<\/p>\n ‘Companies have the goods people need, and local charities know the people who need them, so The Multibank is an anti-pollution and anti-poverty project at the same time.<\/p>\n Prince William and former PM Gordon Brown are pictured speaking during the two year anniversary event of the Homewards programme, in July, in Sheffield<\/p>\n<\/div>\n ‘I am delighted that Prince William<\/a> is doing so much to overturn stigma towards those experiencing homelessness<\/a> and is working to restore dignity and humanity to people who need compassion the most.’<\/p>\n Mr Brown continued: ‘Poverty entrenching effects can be reversed and hope, dignity and opportunity can be restored.\u00a0<\/p>\n ‘The Multibank is delighted to become a Homewards Activator and we all look forward to working with Prince William and his Homewards team to provide safe and secure places, where we hope people can thrive.’<\/p>\n Homewards, which was launched by Prince William and Royal Foundation in June 2023, has one goal.<\/p>\n According to the organisation, this is ‘to demonstrate that it\u2019s possible to end homelessness \u2013 making it rare, brief and unrepeated’.\u00a0<\/p>\n Through these partnerships, more than one million pounds worth of essential items will be supplied to homes across the UK.\u00a0<\/p>\n According to research, people are 12.5 per cent more likely to be able to sustain a tenancy when they are provided furniture and essential goods.<\/p>\n By using these items, Homewards aim to transform empty properties into safe and secure homes – and prevent repeat homelessness.\u00a0<\/p>\n Prince William has spoken out about his desire to end homelessness several times, and is now working to ease the issue with his Homewards initiative<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Gunjan Srivastava, CEO of Bosch Home Appliances, said: ‘At Bosch, we believe in the power of community and the responsibility we hold to make a positive impact in people’s lives.\u00a0<\/p>\n ‘Our partnership with Homewards reflects this commitment to social responsibility and sustainability, values that are at the core of our business.\u00a0<\/p>\n ‘By donating these appliances, we are proud to be part of an initiative which provides safe and secure homes for those in need.’\u00a0<\/p>\n Homewards, which describes itself as a ‘transformative programme’, has six flagship locations around the UK, and will be investing up to \u00a3500,000 into each of these.<\/p>\n Its goal is to achieve significant change in these areas by 2028 (five years since the programme launched).<\/p>\n The Multibank is just one of the ‘dozens of partner organisations, from frontline homelessness charities to big businesses’ involved with the project.<\/p>\n Earlier this year,\u00a0Homewards launched its\u00a0Innovative Housing Project in Aberdeen, focusing on ‘bringing empty homes back into use for those at risk of homelessness’.\u00a0<\/p>\n It worked with local\u00a0partner Langstane Housing Association, with the project combining ‘housing provision with essential household items that were provided by local and national businesses’.\u00a0<\/p>\n Prince William is pictured\u00a0during a visit to Faithworks Carpentry Workshop in Bournemouth, as part of his tour to launch the scheme in June 2023<\/p>\n<\/div>\n In doing so, it ‘provided clear evidence as to how partnerships with the private sector can support longer-term housing solutions’ says Homewards.<\/p>\n It added that Monday’s announcement about the partnership between Homewards and The Multibank ‘marks the scaling of this successful model to all four nations, showcasing how businesses can play a positive role in preventing homelessness’.<\/p>\n Hazel Detsiny, Executive Director of Homelessness at The Royal Foundation, said: ‘This partnership is a powerful example of major industry players \u2014 even competitors \u2014 coming together to tackle a pressing societal challenge.<\/p>\n ‘Homewards is looking to collaborate with businesses across all sectors to address the deeper causes of homelessness, including housing, financial stability, and employment.\u00a0<\/p>\n ‘Together, we can show what’s truly possible when businesses become part of the solution.’<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.celebrity.land.co.uk \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Prince William’s homelessness initiative is teaming up with Gordon Brown as the royal continues his efforts to help society’s most vulnerable. 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