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Project Focus: Your Chance
By Alexia Murphy - 23 April 2018Here at Depaul UK, we believe in the potential of people. That’s how we approach the work we do with young people supported by our services across the country....
Danger Zones and Funding Reforms
By Daniel Dumoulin - 9 April 2018Policy and Public Affairs Manager Daniel Dumoulin writes about our latest report and the funding reforms threatening the wellbeing of the young people Depaul UK works with....
Celebrate & Donate- A Fundraiser's Story
By Shelley Green - 8 March 2018Why one happy couple decided to use their wedding to donate to charity and help young people affected by homelessness...
Costa Rica Trek - A Fundraiser's Story
By Sharon - 20 February 2018“I wanted to do something out of my comfort zone...I feel totally helpless and very distressed when I see people on the streets.”...
SAFE@LAST's Whirlwind Year
By Tracy Haycox MBE - 5 February 2018It has been over a year now since SAFE@LAST became part of the Depaul family and, let me tell you, what a whirlwind year it's been!...
Leading from Values
By Martin Houghton-Brown - 14 November 2017As I reflect on five years of service at Depaul before leaving at the end of 2017 to move to St John Ambulance, I am conscious that the single greatest impact on my leadership style has been the experience of leading a values-led organisat...
Bratislava Adventure
By Imelda McQuaid - 14 November 2017“Looking at it, a flight to a different country is a great adventure and life experience. I hope to take advantage of this moment and experience and learn and discover. And also appreciate."...
Durham Sleepout - A Fundraiser's Story
By David Atkinson - 27 September 2017‘Why I gave up my bed and slept out for charity’ - A Fundraiser's Story...
Would You Leave a Lasting Legacy?
By Shelley Green - 12 September 2017Leave a Gift to Charity in Your Will and Make a Lasting Impact...
Journey to Rehabilitation
By Oliver Barton - 4 September 2017You’d think that working in a prison, finding an offender to discuss his housing needs with him, would be easy. Well, the truth is quite the opposite actually. ...
My Life and Work with Your Chance
By Dean Owens-Cooper - 10 August 2017My name is Dean Owens-Cooper. I started with Depaul UK in February this year. My role is a Senior Progression Coach managing the Your Chance programme across Greater Manchester. ...
Engage, Inspire, Connect
By Nick Sinclair and Naomi Carruthers - 28 July 2017In this blog posting, two members of Depaul UK's team give their take on "Engage, Inspire, Connect" grants, which are helping young people realise their dreams....
Whose Meaning Is It Anyway?
By Steve McKinlay - 13 July 2017One of the joys of working at Depaul has been the recognition of the role of activity in our core work. ...
My Year as a Depaul EVS Volunteer
By Isa Carreira - 21 June 2017Isa Carreira shares her experience of volunteering for Depaul’s Get Up and Go programme and how she helped young people through a wellbeing workshop....
Manchester Marathon 2017
By Imelda McQuaid - 6 June 2017Nine young people from Oldham, Manchester and Rochdale, some more eager than others, rose at the crack of dawn to run in the Manchester Marathon. The team met in the usual place in the centre of Manchester and made the journey by tram to ...
Nightstop's great but there's much to do
By Nicola Harwood - 16 May 2017I joined Depaul UK back in September 2015, aware of its Nightstop network through previous roles, and with great respect for such a simple solution to youth homelessness. ...
The Value of Volunteering
By Nick Sinclair - 21 April 2017Many charities say that they couldn’t do what they do without the input of volunteers. ...
Asylum-seeking children
By Rebecca Tooth - 11 April 2017Depaul's Statham House in Rochdale specifically works with unaccompanied asylum-seeking children from Syria, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Iran, Afghanistan and Sudan. ...
Progression Coach Hannah Brock's Story
By Hannah Brock - 20 March 2017I am a Progression Coach based at Depaul UK’s Camden Kaleidoscope. This project focuses on mental health and offers supported accommodation for up to seven young people with complex needs....