{"id":5914,"date":"2023-03-03T15:14:41","date_gmt":"2023-03-03T15:14:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.depaul.org.uk\/?page_id=5914"},"modified":"2023-08-21T16:13:02","modified_gmt":"2023-08-21T15:13:02","slug":"urgent-appeal-cost-of-living-crisis","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.depaul.org.uk\/urgent-appeal-cost-of-living-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"Urgent appeal: cost-of-living crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"
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the cost-of-living crisis: Urgent appeal<\/h2>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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Our staff have never seen demand so great. With the price of food, energy and other essential goods still rising, the cost-of-living crisis is threatening to wreck the futures of young people trying to rebuild their lives after homelessness. \u202f <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

If a young person can\u2019t make ends meet, they risk eviction and the devastating possibility of returning to homelessness. Out there, they are exposed to criminal exploitation, mental illness \u2013 and loss of hope for a better future.\u202f We cannot allow this to happen.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Zara became homeless after escaping an abusive and neglectful family. She came to Depaul UK two years ago and is now currently at college training to be a chef. She dreams of one day opening her own restaurant, but right now has just \u00a37 per day to live on.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cOn days when money runs out you just don\u2019t eat that day. It\u2019s embarrassing to say to people I don\u2019t have food today. It\u2019s not something you tell people.\u201d<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The 16\u201324-year-olds we support, like Zara<\/a>, have already come so far to secure their futures but are now struggling to keep their lives on track.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n

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