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Carinya Sharples is a freelance journalist and sub-editor who has written for The Guardian, Visit London, ARISE magazine and The Voice, and worked everywhere from Esquire to The Big Issue. She has been writing for The Pavement since 2007.

Art Fest for all
Carinya Sharples October 05 2016

Homelessness. Art. Festival. Carinya Sharples hears from one man who is making these three words work together.

When David Tovey says “art saved my life”, he isn’t kidding. Just a few years ago, the artist and founder of t...

Mayoral hustings on homelessness
Carinya Sharples May 02 2016

This month, London will vote in a new mayor. And housing is the Number One concern of many voters. So a number of homelessness charities joined forces to host a special mayoral debate about homelessness.

This month the people of London will vote in a new Mayor to replace Boris Johnson. And housing is the Number One concern of many...

Having problems with your JSA?
Carinya Sharples March 21 2016

DWP work coach Amanda Cox answers some of the common questions homeless people ask...

Can I claim JSA if I don't have a fixed address? Will my work coach give me a break because I'm homeless? What does being 'dis...

Solid crew
Carinya Sharples March 14 2016

Michael and Jamie tell us their experiences of fitting back into the world of work

London-based social enterprise Connection Crew is a ‘crewing company’. Its main job is providing crew members to do ...

Surviving homelessness
Carinya Sharples December 18 2015

Carinya Sharples asked some experts – those who had been or were homeless – for their top tips on making it through if you’re homeless in 2016

Carinya Sharples went along to London’s 999 Club in Deptford and asked some experts – those who had been or were hom...

After life...
Carinya Sharples November 01 2015

"I'm not afraid of death, I just don't want to be there when it happens." Woody Allen is not the only one of us to avoid facing up to death.

"I'm not afraid of death, I just don't want to be there when it happens." Woody Allen is not the only one of us to avo...

Soup run stories
Carinya Sharples September 09 2015

The Pavement launched in response to changes due to happen to London’s soup runs. So where are they now?

The Pavement launched in response to changes due to happen to London’s soup runs. So where are they now? When the Pavemen...

116-bed hostel for young homeless to close in Southwark
Carinya Sharples July 20 2015

One little question remains: where will they go?

It has been supporting vulnerable young people in South London for 19 years, but now Look Ahead’s Gateway Foyer is due to ...

What’s on your plate?
Carinya Sharples May 04 2015

Is it enough that food is free? What about nutrition?

“We need healthy food, nutritious food. There are a lot of diabetic people who are homeless and they don’t know.&rdq...

March for the Homeless
Carinya Sharples May 04 2015

The Pavement was in Glasgow and London to cover what may become an annual event

The first ‘March for the Homeless’ took place in cities across the UK last month, calling for action to address home...

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