Support workers

‘As a frontline homelessness worker, I know that pets can be just as vulnerable as their owners’
Mark Handford

‘As a frontline homelessness worker, I know that pets can be just as vulnerable as their owners’

Pets can provide comfort and companionship at times of trauma and hardship. But animals are vulnerable too, and love and care are not always the same thing

How the Big Issue supports vendors through the winter
Behind the scenes

How the Big Issue supports vendors through the winter

David Goold a support team worker in Nottingham explains how the team supports Big Issue vendors through the winter

Bridging the health and wellbeing gap for Big Issue vendors
Behind the scenes

Bridging the health and wellbeing gap for Big Issue vendors

The work and perspective of a Big Issue support worker in Bournemouth. Helen discusses the holistic approach needed to tackle health disparities, energy poverty, and other critical issues faced by Big Issue vendors.

‘I skip meals to save money’: Life on social care frontline is leading to a support worker exodus
Social care

‘I skip meals to save money’: Life on social care frontline is leading to a support worker exodus

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