Prince William has launched a five-year programme to end homelessness saying that "having a home is more than just bricks and mortar". Called Homewards, the Prince of Wales says the idea is to commit to demonstrate that it's possible to end homelessness in the UK.
William is due to tour parts of the UK to launch the project that will pull on lessons learnt from Finland where the problem has been virtually eradicated. His project will initially focus on six locations, to be announced during Monday and Tuesday, where local businesses, organisations and individuals will be encouraged to join forces and develop "bespoke" action plans to tackle homelessness with up to £500,000 in funding.
Before the launch he was joined at Windsor by television presenter Gail Porter, 52, who was left homeless after her TV career “just stopped” when she refused to wear wigs after developing alopecia.
