Alabaré is a British charity organization that is devoted to the end of homelessness – mainly for “rough sleepers”: people who have no safe, conventional place in order to sleep and push back in tents, sidewalks, doors and parks.
“At Alabaré, we support hundreds of people every year who are homeless,” wrote the charity organization in a mission statement. “We help every person with their finances, health and self -esteem and offer a jumping plot back to independent life.”
This includes people like Bryn, a veteran who served in the Royal Air Force Regiment for 14 years and became homeless in phases. First he surfed couch and then he spent his remaining savings for a hotel. When his money went out, he reached into a bridge in winter.
“You don't really sleep,” said Bryn in the Salisbury Journal. “They constantly observe whether someone will try to steal their things.”
“They have people who give them names, even though I did not begged,” he added. “I had nothing. I couldn't even buy water because I couldn't go to a shop or a supermarket with all my things.”
Fortunately, Bryn's life changed overnight after receiving help from Alabaré's houses for the veteran program.
“When I got to the house, I was on the bed, I finally had the feeling that I could breathe again,” he said. “This day has changed my life. I focus on the future and my family.”
In her report on 2024-2025, Alabaré supported a total of 3,272 human-one increase of 12.3% compared to the previous year.
Unfortunately, their growth was taken over by the need for the community. According to Alabaré, there are over 3,500 homeless veterans in England and Wales.
“Last year we received 350 recommendations for our veteran services, an increase in demand of 122% for our service,” they stated in their impact report.
Ultimately, Alabaré was able to offer 158 veterans in the past year.
When approaching in 2026, they hope to expand their reach through their annual flagship event: The Big Sleep.
For 15 years, Alabaré has been inviting hundreds of participants to “give up their warm beds for one night” and to sleep hard for people with homelessness in the name of the admission of money.
The previous venues included the crusaders of the Salisbury cathedral, The Tower of London and Gwrych Castle.
And this year they organize it in Stonehenge.
“We ask you to sleep out for one night and gather donations so that Alabaré can offer the support to help more homeless veterans in Wiltshire and southwest,” wrote Alabaré on the event side.
“In order to strengthen the sharpness, we will also accompany the fabulous Cranborne Chase National Landscape team that speaks through the astronomical dark night sky after we go down to the stones in the evening … There we will look through the telescopes where we (hopefully) see the constellations for ourselves.”
The event, which takes place on Friday, November 14th, is now available for registration and limited to 200 participants.
“Together we can break through the cycle,” promises the charity. “Together we can bring houses, hearts and heads together to support endangered veterans.”
In her impact report, Alabaré describes her houses for veteran programs as “tailor -made support” for veterans in the crisis.
In addition to the provision of “physical and mental health, financial well -being and willingness to act”, the program uses the residents for long -term success.
“We work closely with every veteran to help him secure stable, permanent accommodation and enable a successful transition to independent life, which is why the risk of future homelessness reduces when you rebuild your life with confidence and hope.”
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