COVID-19 has changed everyone’s lives and plans. Pocket Angel is/was working towards the launch of the Pocket Angel Assist app, and continuing our work to help longer term through our Pocket Angel Restore initiative with Equal Footings and Building Heroes. These activities continue, but we must be pragmatic about timescales – more news to follow.
We have launched a dedicated COVID-19 page here on our site – you can access it through the link on the main menu at the top of every page. We are going to use this to provide information and ideas as and when we find them – we will not update the page just for the sake of change, so please do come back on a regular basis.
Although we are going to be focused on the Brighton region as this is where we are planning to launch and test Pocket Angel Assist before rolling it out more widely, we are hoping that much of the information will be able to be applied more widely. For example, the efforts that Brighton and Hove council are undertaking to find accommodation away from dormitory-style shelters is being mirrored in Bristol, where the council there are trying to find 450 rooms in suitable buildings to be able to provide support services to the residents.
Obviously, we would love to know what you think, please feel free to reach out to us at info@pocketangelhome.co.uk – we can’t promise to answer every email we receive, but we will take constructive ideas and thoughts on board.