Students using social media to help tackle homelessness
Six University of Bath students are raising awareness of homelessness through a new podcast on Spotify named Bath Voices.
The series of podcasts focuses on people experiencing homelessness and how our community could help tackle the social issue.
They aim to shed light on the support provided by Bath homeless charity Julian House.
Through the broadcasts, the students hope that the awareness spread through their podcast will reach a wider audience, thus influencing the views, beliefs and responses of the community towards those experiencing homelessness.
Hosted by students Samuel Vernon and George Wilbraham, the four episodes will last for around 20 minutes each week and started on Monday (November 2) at 11am.
By having guest speakers, engaging in meaningful discussions and sharing real-life experiences, the students hope that they will be able to engage with their audience.
They also hope to gain additional support from the wider community in terms of volunteering, fundraising and donations to aid Julian House to further fund their services.
On Monday (November 9), Jessica Gay, senior community and events fundraiser at Julian House, will explain the issues around homelessness and the longterm solutions and support to tackle it.
Additionally, on Monday, November 16, the Bath Voices Podcast will feature an episode with Chris Stewart, the managing director of Minding Minds who has been through the services provided by Julian House.
Chris said: “I hope my story will help others understand that the homeless aren’t untalented wasters.”