Cold can kill - Emmaus launches 'Coldest Nights' campaign
The death of a homeless mother and her baby from the cold in the winter of 1954 prompted French resistance hero Abbe Pierre to make a historic appeal to the French nation, urging them to help those who had no home. This appeal started the spread of Emmaus Communities across France and the wider world.
Some forecasters are predicting that this winter will be the coldest for 30 years. As night-time temperatures plummet across the UK, anybody sleeping rough or in unsatisfactory accommodation, faces an extra threat to their survival - the effect of cold and the risk of hypothermia.
Emmaus has launched its 'Coldest Nights' campaign to draw attention to the dangers to homeless people posed by the freezing weather. Watch out for adverts in the national press from 7th January or visit the Coldest Nights website to find out more or make a donation.
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Emmaus offers a long-term solution to homelessness: a home, work and the chance to regain self respect in supportive Communities. Residents work full time on the Community business, renovating and re-selling donated furniture. Communities aim to become self-supporting through their business, with any surplus used to help others in need.
Published on 6th January, 2010
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