Peter Stephenson (St Petrock's)
@peter-stpets.bsky.social
Chief Executive at St Petrock's, Exeter's local homelessness charity. Loves people and desperately keen to see the end of homelessness so I have to find another job. Walker, biker, believer, realistic optimist, change-maker.
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January 23, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Big thanks to St Petrock's Housing team, who've just accommodated 3 people who were sleeping rough on #Exeter's streets. So grateful for the caring, courageous and fun team I have the joy to lead.
January 23, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Big thanks to St Petrock's Housing team, who've just accommodated 3 people who were sleeping rough on #Exeter's streets. So grateful for the caring, courageous and fun team I have the joy to lead.
Meanwhile rank-and-file Devon and Cornwall Police keep doing a great job on the ground despite chaos at the top. exeterobserver.org/2025/01/07/d...
Deputy police and crime commissioner Mark Kingscote resigns five months after defiant appointment by Alison Hernandez - Exeter Observer
Resignation follows appointment of third Devon & Cornwall Police chief constable in eighteen months after suspensions of Jim Colwell in November and Will Kerr in July 2023.
exeterobserver.org
January 20, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Meanwhile rank-and-file Devon and Cornwall Police keep doing a great job on the ground despite chaos at the top. exeterobserver.org/2025/01/07/d...
Hope long before Elon Musk's alignment with Trump and extreme right views results in a boycott of Tesla products?
January 15, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Hope long before Elon Musk's alignment with Trump and extreme right views results in a boycott of Tesla products?
This is very good news! For too long landlords have charged excessive rent up front to circumvent deposit rules.
The days of landlords demanding extortionate amounts of rent in advance from prospective renters will soon be over.
Our Renters Rights Bill, which has its final stages in the commons today, will cap rent in advance payments to a maximum of one month.
Our Renters Rights Bill, which has its final stages in the commons today, will cap rent in advance payments to a maximum of one month.
January 14, 2025 at 10:59 AM
This is very good news! For too long landlords have charged excessive rent up front to circumvent deposit rules.
So it's Christmas Eve. I'm looking forward to time off, time with my family, time to remember that God chose to become a person like us.
But for those who are #homeless, #ChristmasDay is just another day to survive.
But St Petrock's will be open serving Christmas dinner.
stpetrockschristmas.org.uk
But for those who are #homeless, #ChristmasDay is just another day to survive.
But St Petrock's will be open serving Christmas dinner.
stpetrockschristmas.org.uk
St Petrock's Christmas Appeal 2024
Donate to Exeter’s local homelessness charity and help raise £40,000 to support those on our streets this Christmas and into 2025. Every donation makes a real difference to people in crisis.
stpetrockschristmas.org.uk
December 24, 2024 at 9:58 AM
So it's Christmas Eve. I'm looking forward to time off, time with my family, time to remember that God chose to become a person like us.
But for those who are #homeless, #ChristmasDay is just another day to survive.
But St Petrock's will be open serving Christmas dinner.
stpetrockschristmas.org.uk
But for those who are #homeless, #ChristmasDay is just another day to survive.
But St Petrock's will be open serving Christmas dinner.
stpetrockschristmas.org.uk
Just seen this donation to St Petrock's Christmas appeal on stpetrockschristmas.org.uk. 😥
#homelessness #Exeter
#homelessness #Exeter
December 9, 2024 at 4:10 PM
Just seen this donation to St Petrock's Christmas appeal on stpetrockschristmas.org.uk. 😥
#homelessness #Exeter
#homelessness #Exeter
As you, like me, warm up to #Christmas festivities, please remember those for whom this is a painful, lonely, cold and dangerous time. #homelessness #roughsleeping
stpetrockschristmas.org.uk
stpetrockschristmas.org.uk
St Petrock's Christmas Appeal 2024
Donate to Exeter’s local homelessness charity and help raise £40,000 to support those on our streets this Christmas and into 2025. Every donation makes a real difference to people in crisis.
stpetrockschristmas.org.uk
December 4, 2024 at 10:47 AM
As you, like me, warm up to #Christmas festivities, please remember those for whom this is a painful, lonely, cold and dangerous time. #homelessness #roughsleeping
stpetrockschristmas.org.uk
stpetrockschristmas.org.uk
And many of these children in Temporary Accommodation will end up disadvantaged for life, especially if "temporary" ends up being many months. And so the cycle of homelessness and social inequality rolls on...
Absolutely shocking 40,000 increase in children in TA in two years from 2022-24. We need more social homes and a welfare system that covers the cost of rent
November 29, 2024 at 4:46 PM
And many of these children in Temporary Accommodation will end up disadvantaged for life, especially if "temporary" ends up being many months. And so the cycle of homelessness and social inequality rolls on...
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Thinking about those on the streets right now.
Help rough sleepers by donating to the amazing St Petrock's below.....
#exeter #homelessness
Help rough sleepers by donating to the amazing St Petrock's below.....
#exeter #homelessness
Big thanks to all who've contributed to St Petrock's Christmas campaign so far! Beginning to gather momentum now... Stpetrockschristmas.org.uk
St Petrock's Christmas Appeal 2024
Thank you so much for thinking of people without a home this Christmas. Your support for Exeter's local homelessness charity makes a real difference to people in crisis on our city's streets.
Stpetrockschristmas.org.uk
November 21, 2024 at 9:15 AM
Thinking about those on the streets right now.
Help rough sleepers by donating to the amazing St Petrock's below.....
#exeter #homelessness
Help rough sleepers by donating to the amazing St Petrock's below.....
#exeter #homelessness
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This is such a glaring, stupid policy failure with outcomes that are both cruel and costly - it's great to see coverage in the mainstream press.
Current "move on periods" directly lead to homelessness for refugees . Recently the government announced that it would avoid making people homeless for a maximum of three additional days when Severe Weather Emergency Protocols are activated, but it isn't enough.
www.standard.co.uk/news/winter-...
www.standard.co.uk/news/winter-...
‘I was told I could stay in the UK — then kicked out of my asylum accommodation’
As our Winter Appeal hits £1million, we turn the spotlight on an official policy that’s making newly recognised refugees homeless
www.standard.co.uk
November 22, 2024 at 1:02 PM
This is such a glaring, stupid policy failure with outcomes that are both cruel and costly - it's great to see coverage in the mainstream press.
Thank you @itvnews.bsky.social West Country for highlighting the plight of rough sleepers in #Exeter, and the work of St Petrock's to provide practical life-saving help
www.itv.com/watch/news/c...
www.itv.com/watch/news/c...
www.itv.com
November 22, 2024 at 10:20 AM
Thank you @itvnews.bsky.social West Country for highlighting the plight of rough sleepers in #Exeter, and the work of St Petrock's to provide practical life-saving help
www.itv.com/watch/news/c...
www.itv.com/watch/news/c...
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NEWS // St Petrock’s appeals for funds to support its work with rough sleepers
Exeter homelessness charity’s Christmas 2024 fundraising campaign features a short film depicting the fictional tale of a rough sleeper in the city’s streets.
exeterobserver.org/2024/11/21/s...
Exeter homelessness charity’s Christmas 2024 fundraising campaign features a short film depicting the fictional tale of a rough sleeper in the city’s streets.
exeterobserver.org/2024/11/21/s...
St Petrock’s appeals for funds to support its work with rough sleepers - Exeter Observer
Exeter homelessness charity’s Christmas 2024 fundraising campaign features a short film depicting the fictional tale of a rough sleeper in the city’s streets.
exeterobserver.org
November 22, 2024 at 10:17 AM
NEWS // St Petrock’s appeals for funds to support its work with rough sleepers
Exeter homelessness charity’s Christmas 2024 fundraising campaign features a short film depicting the fictional tale of a rough sleeper in the city’s streets.
exeterobserver.org/2024/11/21/s...
Exeter homelessness charity’s Christmas 2024 fundraising campaign features a short film depicting the fictional tale of a rough sleeper in the city’s streets.
exeterobserver.org/2024/11/21/s...
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Looking for your #Charity of the Year for 2025? If you or your team care about #homelessness, get in touch with St Petrock's! #Exeter #Devon #CSR
November 20, 2024 at 11:00 AM
Looking for your #Charity of the Year for 2025? If you or your team care about #homelessness, get in touch with St Petrock's! #Exeter #Devon #CSR
Death statistic for #homeless people are terrifying.
741 homeless people died in 2021
35% of deaths were due to drug poisoning
13.4% suicide (<1% in general pop.)
9.6% alcohol-related
So well over half homeless deaths are so-called deaths by despair.
www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopula...
741 homeless people died in 2021
35% of deaths were due to drug poisoning
13.4% suicide (<1% in general pop.)
9.6% alcohol-related
So well over half homeless deaths are so-called deaths by despair.
www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopula...
Deaths of homeless people in England and Wales - Office for National Statistics
The number of deaths of homeless people in England and Wales. Figures are given for deaths registered in the years 2013 to 2021. Experimental Statistics.
www.ons.gov.uk
November 20, 2024 at 11:51 AM
Death statistic for #homeless people are terrifying.
741 homeless people died in 2021
35% of deaths were due to drug poisoning
13.4% suicide (<1% in general pop.)
9.6% alcohol-related
So well over half homeless deaths are so-called deaths by despair.
www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopula...
741 homeless people died in 2021
35% of deaths were due to drug poisoning
13.4% suicide (<1% in general pop.)
9.6% alcohol-related
So well over half homeless deaths are so-called deaths by despair.
www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopula...
Forget where people live, what about #homelessness? Life expectancy for homeless women is just 43 years. Homeless men 47. www.cqc.org.uk/guidance-pro...
November 20, 2024 at 11:29 AM
Forget where people live, what about #homelessness? Life expectancy for homeless women is just 43 years. Homeless men 47. www.cqc.org.uk/guidance-pro...
Looking for your #Charity of the Year for 2025? If you or your team care about #homelessness, get in touch with St Petrock's! #Exeter #Devon #CSR
November 20, 2024 at 11:00 AM
Looking for your #Charity of the Year for 2025? If you or your team care about #homelessness, get in touch with St Petrock's! #Exeter #Devon #CSR
I'm definitely a procaffeinator. It's dangerous for me to do anything (other than put on the coffee machine) until sufficiently caffeinated.
Word of this morning is ‘procaffeinate’: to put everything on hold until you’ve had sufficient amounts of coffee.
November 18, 2024 at 11:44 AM
I'm definitely a procaffeinator. It's dangerous for me to do anything (other than put on the coffee machine) until sufficiently caffeinated.
Yep. Definitely. Struggling to find homelessness peeps here so far!
Starter packs I need:
Recovery
Therapists who understand trauma and justice
Homelessness policy/arts/writing
Homelessness grassroots
Journalists we trust and will work with
I might make these but I'm working on MoH's strategic plan today with @mattturtle.bsky.social
Recovery
Therapists who understand trauma and justice
Homelessness policy/arts/writing
Homelessness grassroots
Journalists we trust and will work with
I might make these but I'm working on MoH's strategic plan today with @mattturtle.bsky.social
November 17, 2024 at 10:43 AM
Yep. Definitely. Struggling to find homelessness peeps here so far!
Big thanks to all who've contributed to St Petrock's Christmas campaign so far! Beginning to gather momentum now... Stpetrockschristmas.org.uk
St Petrock's Christmas Appeal 2024
Thank you so much for thinking of people without a home this Christmas. Your support for Exeter's local homelessness charity makes a real difference to people in crisis on our city's streets.
Stpetrockschristmas.org.uk
November 17, 2024 at 3:07 AM
Big thanks to all who've contributed to St Petrock's Christmas campaign so far! Beginning to gather momentum now... Stpetrockschristmas.org.uk
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Thought I'd better post something, to get my BlueSky ball rolling.
November 15, 2024 at 1:21 PM
Thought I'd better post something, to get my BlueSky ball rolling.