Central Homeless

Exclusive figures given to ITV Central show demand is so high that the Black Country YMCA is struggling to find enough host families to take in young people.

Lance Birchall from Stoke-on-Trent has been using Instagram to encourage people to donate their old trainers for him to clean and restore for homeless people.

Lou Macari opened it in 2016. Dormitory-style accommodation was deemed unsafe due to the pandemic. So changes were made to keep people off the streets.