Dont we all deserve a home?
“Home to me means this: Home is where my favourite place in the world is, and it brings a sense of security. Home is my shelter and where I can be protected. It is my comfort zone and where I have family and friends that I come to. Home is a place where I can be warm and healthy. Home is a place with a roof over my head. Home to me is a place where I can express myself and be me”- Dave, 25
“Home is where the heart is, I know its cliché, but I genuinely mean that and always say it, cause I believe it.”- Thelma Pantazis
“Food and comfort”- Daniel, 22
“For me, home is more than a place you live in, it’s a place I always stamp my identity on and make it feel as personal to me as possible, whether that’s photos of family and friends, posters, colour schemes, the layout, and the overall decoration. In a way I create an attachment to it because I put so much effort in making it personal to me”- Dante, 36
A home: The place where one lives permanently, especially as a member of a family or household.- Oxford Dictionary
What does ‘home’ mean to you?
“Everything”- Ashley, 24
“Feeling safe, being safe”- George, 31
“Safe and comfortable”- Damola, 20
“Comfort”- Jemelle, 21
“Sanctuary, bed, private place, hideaway”- Katherine, 32
“A safe place, warm”- Christina, 17
“A place of belonging.”- Maria, 58
“It means relaxation and peace of mind, its getting back into your own space!”- Amit, 41
“For me it means comfort and safety”- Craig, 19
“Safety, warmth, shelter and family”- Chico, 18
“Home is where you feel most content, when you are away from home, you miss it”- Anthea, 27
The streets are a dangerous place to be - homeless people are 13 times more likely to be a victim of violent crime than the general public, and 47 times more likely to be a victim of theft.
“Safe haven, somewhere I can go and relax and see my family, when I arrive, I know I have no worries”- Giuseppe, 45
Don’t we all serve our own place of comfort? Our own place, to call home?