[Football] Crystal Palace open up Selhurst Park for Emergency Accommodation

[pearl]

Fair play to Palace.

The Albion through AITC could (possibly do, for all I know) help fund initiates in the town centre, but the Amex location means that its no use in itself. Not many rough sleepers in Falmer.

I've seen a few tents in the woods

 

[Monkey Man]

It's weird hearing about Palace doing something classy. It's disoriented me a bit.

 

[Shuggie]

Well there's 648 sq. yds of unused, empty space in the opposition penalty area.

Don't forget the width of the goal... 792 sq yds

 

[Thunder Bolt]

I've seen a few tents in the woods

A lot of homeless do that to keep away from the addicts in town.

 

[Gwylan]

was going to say, the facilities exist and available, for some they dont want to use for many complex reasons. last week on TV someone following rough sleepers in Liverpool, asked one why not using a hostel and he said doesn't want to be with drunks and violence there. i assume you cant drink and violent people are ejected, but he wont go there out of fear of this.

When I did some volunteering at a homeless shelter, I asked them this. There are also quite a few who have dogs and some shelters won't allow animals. One told me he'd rather sleep outside with his dog, than inside without.

 

[portslade seagull]

They are just going to steal all the cardboard boxes of them as they walk in for their new cladding. Should be a good fit as most will be rotten and smelly

 

[*Gullsworth*]

Lots of good banter on this thread but well played Palace, any organisation that opens it doors to the less well off and who need a warmer environment deserve credit. Would you open your doors to drunks, druggies, down and outs and beggars or/ and people down on their luck?. Fair play to them.

 

[Weststander]

CPFC 2010 have always been very charitable.

An assortment of agents, Sorloth, Benteke, LFC, former managers ... have all received their wedge gleefully.

 

[father_and_son]

They opened up Brighton Centre last winter and hardly anyone used it

Mostly because they had a ridiculous set of criteria that had to be met to qualify.

Apparently generousity only goes so far for our council.

 

[A1X]

One way of boosting your attendance I guess...

(No but seriously, well done them, credit where it's due)

 

[clockend1983]

So Palace are opening up parts of Selhurst as Emergency Accommodation for Rough Sleepers in their area.

In what promises to be another savage winter should the Albion be doing the same? There's a lot of space at the Amex that could be utilised

Well done Palace very altruistic of you all....or is it?
Will you be locking them in so they have to watch the games?

 

[stewart12]

St Peters church combined with Emmanuel Church also run a night shelter.

yes its across various churches 7 days a week from October until around March. They put up 15 people at a time with a fairly strict referral process. It's been going for over 5 years now and they extend the amount of time each year by a little bit (last year was because of our very cold march). It's proved successful in terms of helping people find permanent accommodation, and in fact 2 people have been given awards for the most "progressed" homeless person in the country having stayed there for a period. In fact one of the people running it this year was staying there as a guest only a few years ago.

The difference with churches is that they a) have access to large buildings and b) a large back of willing volunteers, which is what I imagine puts off other organisations.

I see the one at Selhurst houses 'only' 10 people, I imagine a lot of this is due to staffing. You need to get your ratios right as it can be irresponsible not to when housing groups of potentially vulnerable adults

 

[*Gullsworth*]

Well done Palace very altruistic of you all....or is it?
Will you be locking them in so they have to watch the games?

Crickey12 posts in 9 years. Clock end in 1983 Was indeed a great place to be. 26k of us there.......few weeks before in the league game the whole crowd was only 17k at Highbury if I remember rightly.

 

[darkwolf666]

So Palace are opening up parts of Selhurst as Emergency Accommodation for Rough Sleepers in their area.

In what promises to be another savage winter should the Albion be doing the same? There's a lot of space at the Amex that could be utilised

That’s fine, as Selhurst already stinks of piss...

 

[Hampster Gull]

Why are they being congratulated, lots of companies and people do this

 

[ozzygull]

Good on them, I cannot imagine how truly awful it must be to homeless at any time of the year but when it’s this cold it must be even worse. This is the one and only time I will not take a chance to have a pop at them.

 

[Mackenzie]

Why are they being congratulated, lots of companies and people do this

Who should also be congratulated,

 

[Grombleton]

Would you open your doors to drunks, druggies, down and outs and beggars or/ and people down on their luck?.

Isn't that their transfer policy?

 

[Hampster Gull]

Who should also be congratulated,

We should get on with supporting, as I and many others have, no need for the OTT stuff

 

[Invicta]

Good effort. Can't fault helping any number of people...especially given how cold it's getting.