Barnhill in the Community
Life Skills Report on visit from Penny, representative from Trinity Homeless Shelter
During the Autumn term, students in Life Skills lead a campaign in support of the Trinity Homeless Shelter. The students presented in assemblies for all year groups to raise awareness of the campaign and the purpose of collecting food items to feed the homeless in Hillingdon.
On Friday the 17th of January 2025 the Year 9 Child Development and Health and Social Care class were visited by Penny, a representative from Trinity who had come in to collect all of the donations.
Penny explained that donations of food and clothing are crucial to the c500 families that benefit from the charity on a daily basis. She went on to explain to the class that people become homeless for a variety of reasons, such as loss of jobs, relationship breakdowns and mental illness.
The students shared with Penny what they had been studying in class; what cities they had researched and some of their findings. Through their research they discovered that homelessness is a national crisis and the government cannot find enough places to accommodate persons who are made homeless regardless of the circumstances.
By Ms C Jumpp-Graham.
Life Skills.
