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• This lesson explores the importance of a safe,
  loving home for our personal development, and the
  consequences of homelessness.

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Theres no Place like Home!
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What do we need to be the best we can be?
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Shelter, security
Food, water, sleep, warmth
'Above all' we need a roof over our heads
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Family and friends
Shelter, security
Food, water, sleep, warmth
What else do we need to make our house a home?
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• When we feel safe and secure in our home, and
  have the love and support of family and friends
  we have the opportunity to -
• grow in confidence,
• gain the respect of others,
• and most importantly to -
• achieve a high level of self-respect.

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The sky's the limit!
me!
respect
Friends, family
Shelter, security
Food, water, sleep, warmth
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Then anything is possible!
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but if people do not have somewhere to live
their lives can become a downward spiral!
They may have difficulty finding a school or a
job They may lose touch with family and
friends They may feel excluded They may be
unsafe.
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• People become homeless for all sorts of reasons
• Losing their job
• Lack of money to rent or to buy a property
• Family breakdown
• Running from care
• Natural disaster or war
• Moving to find better work in a new place
• Drug or alcohol addiction

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• In the summer of 2006
• children were homeless!

130,472
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• Some had no choice but to live in Bed and
  Breakfast accommodation, with no proper bathroom
  or cooking facilities.
• Think about what it would be like to live on Pot
  Noodles, or baked beans warmed on a radiator.

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4 million

• school days are missed every year due to
  homelessness

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• Often homeless children have to change school
  several times before they get permanent
  accommodation.
• Can you imagine the problems they have to face
  moving from school to school?

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• On average every homeless child misses

Eleven Weeks Education
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• If the family are all living in one room, it is
  almost impossible for homeless children to shut
  out the noise and do their homework.
• Sometimes homeless children have behaviour
  problems at school. Can you understand why this
  might be?

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• No wonder they are
• to leave school without any qualifications!

Twice as likely
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• Charities like Shelter can advise people where
  they can go to get help.
• They tell homeless people what rights they have,
  and what the council Housing Department and
  Social Services must do to help them.

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• Sometimes young people have problems
• and they think about running away from
• home.
• Usually they think better of it.
• If they do run away, they usually return
• within two days, but in the meantime
• they have caused a lot of worry and
• heartache.

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• If you ever feel like running away ask
• yourself these questions
• What else can I do to make things
• better?
• How will I survive away from home?
• Who will help me?
• What other choices do I have?
• Am I being reasonable?

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• Discuss your problems with an adult who you
  trust. This might be a member of your wider
  family (like an aunt), a teacher, a midday
  supervisor, neighbour.
• If you cant think of anybody
• call Childline 08001111

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If you are lucky enough to have a place to live
dont knock it!
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There really is NO PLACE LIKE HOME
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Glossary

• self-respect self-esteem, confidence
• excluded left out
• addiction need, craving, habit
• accommodation - housing, somewhere to live
• outreach taking resources to where they are
  needed.
• nutrition food, diet.
• hostel small hotel, boarding house
• hygiene cleanliness

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Support Sheets
Active Learning
Discussion
Creative ideas
Role Play
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Research
Cross-Curricular Activities
Further information
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Useful Web Links

• http//www.shelter.org.uk - Shelter believes
  everyone should have a home.All about Shelters
  campaigns and work
• http//news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/6192154.stm -
  BBC article on homeless children
• http//www.childrenssociety.org.uk/all_about_us/wh
  at_we_do/children_at_risk_on_the_streets/Children
  20at20risk20on20the20street.asp stories for
  children about childrens experiences of running
  away
• http//www.nspcc.org.uk/helpandadvice/parentsandca
  rers/runningaway/runningaway_wda35998.html -
  advice for children and adults
• http//news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/world/newsid_282
  0000/2820251.stm - Newsround article on homeless
  children in Russia
• http//www.casa-alianza.org.uk/ - Casa Alianza
  works with street children in Latin America
• http//www.childline.org.uk/Homelessnessandrunaway
  s.asp - Childline information and advice on
  homelessness and running away
• http//www.crisis.org.uk/ -Crisis is a national
  charity that fights homelessness and empowers
  people to fulfil their potential and transform
  their lives.http//www.salvationarmy.org.uk
  the Salvation Army
• http//www.parentlineplus.org.uk/index.php?id229
  guide for parents on children and running away

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• Outreach workers from charities like Shelter and
  the Salvation Army also go in search of homeless
  people, and guide them to places where they can
  get help.

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• Not long ago, people who were sleeping rough
  might consider themselves lucky if they could
  find shelter in a hostel overnight, or catch the
  soup run.

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• Nowadays charity workers know that
• People sleeping rough may be suffering
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• Infections like Tuberculosis
• Dental problems
• Bad nutrition
• Poor hygiene
• Skin diseases

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• Many hostels for the homeless provide
• services to help people get back on their
• feet
• Health clinics
• Clothing and personal
• items
• Employment advice
• Counselling for depression
• Phones and internet access