St Basils Charity

A huge thank you to Little Drops of Kindness for their second generous donation to St Basils! ❤️

Back in March, they donated individual bags filled with treats, toiletries, wellbeing items, notebooks, and positive affirmation quotes. Then last week, they returned with lots of pot noodles and microwave bags perfect for instant meals.

Pictured are co-founder Faith, alongside Henley and Elle with our Events Manager Holly. We want to say a special thank you for the trolley gifted to us. After Holly admired theirs during the first visit, they remembered and surprised us with one on their return.

Such a thoughtful gesture! Thank you, Little Drops of Kindness, for your continued kindness and support. ✨

St Basils were delighted to join Herefordshire & Worcestershire Chamber of Commerce at the Chamber Awards Ceremony last Thursday.

We were selected as one of the Charities of the Year, alongside Reuse & Recycle for Herefordshire! With the generosity of everyone who bought raffle tickets and incredible businesses who donated prizes, a record £4.5k was raised and split between both charities.💫

A huge thank you for raffle prize donations to:
Hinton’s of Bewdley Ltd
Diamond Light World
West Midlands Safari Park
The Glee Club (Birmingham)
Slater's Menswear

And of course, thank you to HWCC for the opportunity and continued support. 👏

There's still time to attend our annual Hike for Homeless event next Saturday and the weather's looking great (fingers crossed) ☀️

Join us via the link provided in the comments section! 🏞️

Registrations will close Monday 15th June at 23:59.

This is why we chose this beautiful place for our Hike for Homeless on 20th June!

Join us and experience the beauty for yourself whilst doing something amazing for others.

stbasils.org.uk/h4h/

How can universities better support students who have experienced homelessness?

Our latest Youth Voice Podcast, created in partnership with Birmingham City University, explores the barriers young people face in accessing and staying in higher education and the practical changes that can make a real difference.

Hear from members of our Youth Advisory Board, Sophia and Tadi, as they share their lived experiences of homelessness and education, alongside insights from BCU's Dean of Students, Melanie-Marie Haywood.

YAB and BCU have shone a light on what works, what needs to change, and how institutions can become more inclusive for young people navigating some of life's toughest challenges.

A huge thank you to Birmingham City University for their contribution!

🎧 Listen now on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.
https://open.spotify.com/show/0KICPpT3saCCKEqXr3Huad

ONLY A FEW WEEKS LEFT TO SECURE YOUR PLACE

We need you at our 2026 Hike for Homeless!

⛰️ Kinver Edge - beautiful English Countryside views
⛰️ Support stops - toilets, water, snacks
⛰️ Everyone welcome: families, friendship groups, colleagues, and dogs
⛰️ Support local young people at risk of homelessness
⛰️ Party at the finish line to celebrate Steve's last event - our Events Manager who has been with St Basils for over 20 years

Sign up for as little as £15 and make a true impact!

https://stbasils.org.uk/events/hike-for-homeless/

A big thank you to Darran Carter and WISE (Waste Investigations Support & Enforcement) for the generous food donation received by our Outreach Team today.

Donations like these have a direct impact on the young people we support, helping us provide practical essentials to those experiencing homelessness and difficult circumstances.

Thank you again, Darran and everyone at WISE, for your kindness and generosity!

We're pleased to have completed the National Housing Federation's Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Data Tool.

By contributing our data, we're helping to build the most up-to-date national picture of equality, diversity and inclusion across the housing association sector.

As a youth homelessness charity, understanding who we are as an organisation helps us reflect on how we can continue to create an inclusive environment for our team and the young people we support.

We look forward to seeing the findings from the sector-wide report later this year.