Making a difference, together
The latest numbers suggest that 1 in 160 people in England are homeless right now – that’s over 354,000 people, an increase of over 14% in just one year. With The Clearing’s studio being based in Bankside, London, they witness it every day, and are determined to do something about it.
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It’s why, since 2023, The Clearing have partnered with Robes, a small, local charity who are making a huge impact on the community by supporting people experiencing homelessness in Southwark and Lambeth. The fantastic team at Robes are dedicated to providing winter night shelters, food, advice, support and re-settlement services for people in the local area. Their aim is to make sure that every night, every person in the boroughs of Southwark and Lambeth has access to shelter, food, and care.
Limited Edition Prints available on peopleofprint.store - Designed by The Clearing for Robes!
Throughout the year, The Clearing support Robes through pro-bono brand support, volunteering at their day centres and raising thousands by spending the night out in the cold for their winter SleepOut. As part of their fundraising this year, The Clearing’s team of graphic designers have created a series of limited edition posters which they’ll be selling to support Robe’s vital work for people experiencing homelessness in Southwark.
About Robes
It was in 2004 that the Reverend Sheryl Anderson, heading the South London Mission, read a research report from UNLEASH (Church Action for Homelessness in London) and was moved to action. Her vision was to create a night shelter, hosted by churches, to cover a gap in provision between London Bridge and Croydon. She reached out to the Manna Society and the C4WS shelter in Camden. Her colleague Deacon Mark Attwood dedicated many hours to encouraging other local churches to join this vision.
At the same time, a group of Lambeth churches also began to think along similar lines and the two groups combined in 2006 to form the Robes Project. Shortly afterwards, in 2007, Robes began providing a much needed service for those experiencing homelessness across the two boroughs.
About The Clearing
At our core, we’re a diverse team of problem-solvers – combining skills in strategy, language and design. We work with organisations of all shapes and sizes to help them take the creative leaps required to create Clear Defendable Territory.
We’re a team of strategists, designers, writers and client managers on equal pegging, our working style is about as collaborative as you can get.
We’re all individuals with different areas of expertise and interests, but what unites us most of all, is that we love what we do.
