Homelessness charity seeks support worker

About 1,300 islanders are insecurely housed according to official figures

Charity At Home in Guernsey wants to recruit a second support worker in 2025 to help homeless people or those at risk.

The charity was launched by the Guernsey Community Foundation in February.

It supports people on the island who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless.

The full time position will provide advocacy, support and guidance to anyone who is homeless or experiencing housing problems.

'Hidden issue'

About 1,300 islanders are insecurely housed according to official figures, said the Guernsey Community Foundation.

Charlie Cox, chief executive of At Home in Guernsey, said it was working with other "amazing organizations that are doing brilliant work every day in the community".

"We've been to see the library, the hospital, and it's really important that we're connecting all of those dots, because we know that homelessness is such a hidden issue," she said.

"You know people aren't rocking up every day and telling their employer or telling their family that they're sleeping in their car, or can they sleep there for an extra night because they've got nowhere to go.

"We know it is filled with all sorts of emotions that prevent people from talking about it.

"So it's so important that when somebody does decide to ask for help, that all of those agencies, and all of those services, know that they can come to us and we can help them from that point."