Here’s a lovely story from one of my younger constituents who recently got in touch. Bella is 9 years old and wants to help tackle homelessness. I put her in touch with Help Bristol’s Homeless, a social enterprise which has a housing-first policy in order to deal with the complex reasons people end up on the streets. If you’re inspired by her then please give Help Bristol’s Homeless a donation here – https://helpbristolshomeless.co.uk/donate/

“Hi my name is Bella Simcox and I am nine years old. I want to help the homeless and have felt like this for over two years. I have written to Kerry McCarthy twice this year and I have asked for help about the homeless. Both times she has responded to me and in the last letter she suggested I contacted you to see if I can help in anyway. When I was younger I used to sell our chicken eggs for pocket money and to raise money for the homeless. We don’t have chickens anymore but last weekend me and my brother set a stall outside our house and sold some of our toys to raise money for your charity. My brother is called Stanton and he is 5. We raised £7 in total.”