Prince William visits homeless charity in Aberdeen
The Granite City was one of the locations chosen for his Homewards project
Last updated 19th Sep 2024
Prince William is in Aberdeen today to thank staff with the homelessness sector for their efforts supporting rough sleepers.
William's Homewards project, which aims to eradicate homelessness in all its forms, is established in the city and he will also meet some of its team.
Homewards was launched last year in six locations - Newport, Lambeth, Belfast, Aberdeen, Sheffield and three neighbouring Dorset towns Poole, Bournemouth and Christchurch - with the aim of delivering bespoke solutions to the homelessness issues in each area.
The Duke of Rothesay will begin his day by visiting the Aberdeen offices of Shelter Scotland to hear more about the services they offer supporting people who are homeless or on the brink of losing the roof over their head, and meeting those they have helped.
Shelter Scotland is a member of the Prince's Homewards Aberdeen coalition and will play a pivotal role in delivering early intervention support for young people by providing training around financial literacy, tenancy skills and other educational resources for schools, colleges and universities.
Homewards advocates broadcaster Gail Porter and David Duke, who founded Street Soccer Scotland to help the disadvantaged, will join William for his final event - a thank you reception for Aberdeen's homeless sector.
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