Noble offers support to homeless adults in Newham 28 Feb 2021
Now Playing West Ham captain encourages one resident and his dream of going into coaching on video call with homeless charity
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Having been raised just around the corner from Caritas Anchor House, Mark Noble wanted to show his support to the local residential hostel that offers life-skills support for homeless adults.
With one in 24 people in Newham having nowhere to live, providing support for them has been a key part of the club and West Ham United Foundation s work during the pandemic.
West Ham United captain Noble is proud of his upbringing in Canning Town, where the 140-bed facility is based, and wanted to connect personally with the staff and residents being aided by the charity.
Everton continue vital support for young homeless 24 Feb 2021
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For the last eight years, Amy Kirk has been managing Everton in the Community s (EitC) Home Is Where The Heart Is programme to provide support to homeless young people as well as those facing homelessness.
That help has been needed more than ever during the COVID-19 pandemic, as Amy and her team had to adopt strict safety measures to continue their work in person.
Emotional support We didn t want to work remotely with the participants, Amy told the official club website. We had done a lot of work with them and some of them rely on the staff a lot more than others for emotional support, guidance and everything else.