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29 Nov 2019

Charities call for the next UK government to ‘End Homelessness Now’

With the general election looming large on 12 December, attention may be focussed on the ‘B’ word, but it’s not the only issue that should be dominating the news. The state of homelessness in the UK has never been a […]

15 Nov 2019

A new home for Shelter from the Storm

Founded by Sheila Scott and Louie Salvoni, Shelter from the Storm has been supporting the homeless across London for over a decade. Having seen the issues of homelessness around their Islington homes, both Scott and Salvoni were shocked at how […]

10 Oct 2019

New Partnership Announced

StreetSmart, the restaurant initiative tackling homelessness and LandAid, the property industry charity uniting the industry to end youth homelessness, have joined forces this winter to raise valuable funds to alleviate homelessness across the country. As winter and Christmas are fast […]

26 Sep 2018

Hall of Fame

StreetSmart is blessed to have so many loyal supporters who help us raise THOUSANDS of pounds every year. Therefore, we felt it only right to highlight those who have excelled in implementing the campaign over the past 20 years. So […]

27 Apr 2018

Record Fundraising Year for Restaurants

Nationwide homelessness charity StreetSmart can now reveal that 2017 was the campaign’s highest earning year, with an estimated final total of £662,000 raised by diners at over 500 restaurants across the UK during November and December. Founded two decades ago, […]

20 Dec 2017

Spring restaurant’s collaboration with StreetSmart to serve Christmas lunch to London’s homeless a huge success

On Tuesday 19 December, Spring restaurant relaunched TABLE, a community eating house, in collaboration with StreetSmart and Somerset House Trust to provide some festive cheer to London’s most vulnerable. Over 100 homeless and insecurely housed, plus the unsung heroes who work with […]

15 Dec 2017

Jay Rayner on the importance of ‘home’

“We are the sum of our stories, of our friendships and our love affairs and our families.” “Home is not just four walls or even four rooms. It is not just a roof over your head so the rain can’t […]

14 Dec 2017

Eat Smart next week at KERB Gherkin

This Christmas, street food vendors at KERB Market, The Gherkin, will be raising money for StreetSmart. On Thursday 21 December, between 12-2pm, vendors including MyPie, Project Sandwich and The Rib Man will be cooking one-off specials and donating 25% of […]

7 Dec 2017

Restaurants, pubs and markets: the Islington foodies raising money for StreetSmart this Christmas

This Christmas, StreetSmart and its 550 participating restaurants across the UK are asking diners to donate £1 at the end of their meal to help tackle homelessness in their communities. Since they launched in 1998, the charity has raised over […]

27 Nov 2017

Yard Sale Pizza get creative with brussels sprouts for StreetSmart

Yard Sale Pizza have added a festive twist to their menu with a new brussels sprouts pizza. The delicious Christmas special features shredded sprouts, pancetta, mozzarella, sriracha mayo and double-smoked garlic.  The Yard Sale x DJ BBQ brussels sprout pizza […]