Dec 17, 2020 "Last year, when I was sitting in a doorway, I thought ‘is this me now? Is that what my life will be for years?’ But I’ve got a future now…" Subscribe to our daily newsletter! Sign Up When the coronavirus pandemic took hold, Walsall Council housing support staff sprung into action to help people in the town who were sleeping rough. For years, the authority has run successful initiatives such as Housing First, the Night Shelter and the Rough Sleeper’s Initiative – all of which have been credited with reducing the number of people on the streets since 2016.