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The theme of this Refugee Week is 'Community as a super power' and Yousef really embraces that. As an active member of his church and at a refugee centre where he is able to use his extraordinary skills as a polyglot.

Refugee Week, 16–22 June

Yousef is a refugee from Syria.

Now safely housed and supported by LATCH he is able to practice his faith and give back, helping other refugees.

Today is the first day of Metal Health Awareness Week ( 12 - 18th May)
Mental Health is intertwined with homelessness and mental health wellbeing and services play a huge part of our support service
#MentalHealthAwareness

• The social determinants of health equity outweigh genetic influences, healthcare access or personal choices in influencing health outcomes.
• Health inequities stem from how society allocates resources and opportunities, reinforced by political choices and leadership.

WHO Report on social determinants of health equity, shorturl.at/hyfUD

Key message:

• People who have limited access to quality housing, education, and job opportunities have a higher risk of illness and death.

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Peer support groups
Professional Psychotherapy
Meditation
Anxiety management groups
Yoga & holistic interventions - we help our tenants in any way we can to recover from the trauma of homelessness.

🧡 www.latch.org.uk/donate

🧠 Mental Health Awareness Week : homelessness and mental health go hand in hand.

Too often, poor mental health is both a cause and a consequence of losing your home.

At LATCH, we support 100+ homeless people facing significant barriers to accessing mental health care.

So we provide it

✨ Ta Da ✨ A house to a home !

🛠️ Since 1989 LATCH have renovated over 111 empty and derelict houses in Leeds.

🤝 Creating much needed supported housing for homeless people.

👍 If you like what we do please consider donating www.latch.org.uk/donate

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We're now accepting applications for a small number of 1, 2 and 3 bedroom homes.

We provide support alongside accommodation in homes in Harehills, Chapeltown and the surrounding areas of Leeds.

If you are aged 18 - 64 and have Priority Band A you can apply - www.latch.org.uk/housing/appl...

Could you buy a bed for a baby in Leeds?

Five homeless mums and their babies are moving in to LATCH homes over the next two weeks.

Could you buy 1 of 5 much needed cot bed and mattresses? www.argos.co.uk/product/5023...

Or make a donation towards one? latch.org.uk/donate

So great that 10 people feel ready to move on from our supported accommodation 🥰

But 10 x houses to repair, decorate, furnish and get ready for new families in as little time as possible to keep costs low ... as a small charity is terrifyingly expensive

10 VOID Properties! This is what the white board in our office looks like and we're equal parts thrilled and horrified.

🌷 The sun is shining in Leeds and it feels like spring is upon us and so is 'moving season'! There have been a flurry of tenants ready to move on and just as many new move ins. So there are a lot of new beginnings happening but it feels very seasonally appropriate!

LATCH is 37 years old but as we did back then we still ...
🏡 Create homes from empty houses
🤝 Support homeless people
🛠️ Give Training Opportunities

The work continues, with 4 more homes in the next 18 months, if you want to see this work continue please donate www.latch.org.uk/donate

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Next week is National Empty Homes Week - Why?

- Long-term empty homes = 265,061 (+ 4000!)
- People entirely homeless or in temp accommodation = 354,000

We will renovate 4 empty houses in 2025-26
A recurring or one off donation will help create homes and change lives www.latch.org.uk/donate

'Couple donate two houses to homelessness charity" - www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... "While not everyone is in the position to donate a house we hope it inspires others to do what they can".
If you're inspired by their generosity Please donate to LATCH, every little helps latch.org.uk/donate

Every £1 donated to Latch helps turn derelict houses into supported homes for homeless people. www.latch.org.uk/donate

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A great alternative is donating to a good cause in honour of a loved one, spreading a little love instead of buying something is an eco-friendly alternative, helps smaller charities like ours immensely and you can still show someone you care in a thoughtful and personal way.
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How do you feel about Valentine's Day? A lot of people don't like it, because of the commercialisation and overconsumption associated with it . . .

No.42 was derelict for upwards of 20 years, a local eyesore, antisocial magnet, and blight on the community. There are 4000 empty houses in Leeds your support can help us tackle this and create supported housing for homeless people www.latch.org.uk/donate

And this is what we did with it ... Empty houses into homes for the homeless ... www.latch.org.uk/donate

We've done it, our biggest derelict house to home for the homeless is complete .... this is what we started with ...

Job Vacancy posting for an office administrator www.latch.org.uk/about-latch/jobs

📢We are hiring!
Full Time Office Administrator, Chapeltown, Leeds.

We're thinking about buying charity places for local races, marathons or challenges like tough mudder/ ironman ... are any of our followers and supporters interested in physical challenges like these in aid of Latch? It's a new fundraising direction for us, if you're interested please get in touch!

Do you ever see an empty or abandoned house and think what a shame, when so many people are homeless, someone should do something with that house, it would make a lovely home for someone in need ... Hello 👋 That's what we do! If you like that sort of thing please follow us on this new profile

Sometimes it has to get worse before it can get better ... and we need to remember that when looking at how the bathroom at this renovation is "progressing" half a wall out but a 24 year old toilet roll still hanging out un bothered on the window sill ...

Hello to our new followers! We have an exciting few weeks coming up, with huge renovation projects completing, and new ones beginning, we'll be sharing more updates, progress pictures and positive stories from our work creating homes and changing lives on here, say hi so we know to follow back

Molly moved in today with her 11 month old son 😊 this was the message she sent us

"I can't believe I've actually got my own home now, and I don't have to worry I'm gonna get thrown out any minute. He's gonna have his own room. Thank you so much, it doesn't feel real"

LATCH creates homes for homeless people from derelict and empty houses in Leeds ... but we do so much more than just offer shelter. Please consider donating if you can to help more people like Rosie www.latch.org.uk/donate

LATCH creates homes for homeless people from derelict and empty houses in Leeds ... but we do so much more than just offer shelter. Please consider donating if you can to help more people like Rosie www.latch.org.uk/donate