(14 Dec 09 - RV) Christmas is a time when people come together to celebrate the birth
of our lord in comfort and safety.
But for
many people the reality is very different.
This week in the run up to Christmas,
we begin a four part series on the hardships people will be facing in the season of
Christ’s birth. Today we take look at the issue of homelessness and the work that
organisations do to provide hope and support to those without a fixed abode.
Lydia
O’Kane spoke to Duncan Shrubsole, the Director of Policy and Internal Affairs CRISIS
the National charity in the UK for single homeless people: