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More Than 3,500 People Accessed DePaul's Homelessness Services In 2020.

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Eight babies were born in DePaul services last year.

More than 3 and a half thousand people accessed DePaul's homeless services last year.

The charity says over 4 hundred families came through its organisation, with 772 children facing homelessness receiving help in 2020.

David Carroll, CEO of DePaul says despite the pandemic, the organisation helped more people move away from homeless services than the year before:


Eight babies were born in DePaul services in 2020.

It says as children are born into homelessness, its crucial to get them and their families out of temporary accommodation as soon as possible.

David Carrol says the government's new housing policy will have a major part to play in tackling homelessness:
 

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