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No Going Back

25 May 2020

Today the online housing magazine Inside Housing publishes a comment piece from our Chief Executive Aileen Edwards. With a readership…

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The ultimate act of kindness

20 May 2020

With this year’s Mental Health Awareness Week focusing on kindness, we’d like to share this story from one of our…

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TAP for Bristol donates £10,000 to Bristol’s homelessness support services

19 May 2020

£5,000 for supporting homeless people out of COVID-19 isolation £5,000 to fund homelessness prevention work Second Step to maintain personal…

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Be Kind

What does it mean to be kind?

18 May 2020

Kindness is the central theme for Mental Health Awareness Week that starts today, 18 May. Our Communications Manager Jane Edmonds…

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Thinking about kindness for Mental Health Awareness Week

18 May 2020

Today marks the start of Mental Health Awareness Week. It’s a week dedicated to campaigning and raising awareness about mental…

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Dear Friend…

14 May 2020

Our fourth blog in our new series, ‘Dear Friend…’ where volunteer and blogger Kara will be answering some of the mental health and wellbeing questions we have during this challenging time.

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