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Island homeless charity facing unprecedented crisis

Sheshaght ghiastyllagh yn Ellan jeeragh er geyre-cheim gyn roie-chosoyley

Cooishyn Thieys cur rish 171 cooish bio

Ta sheshaght ghiastyllagh currit er bun dy chur thieys egin er-nyn-son ayns feme debejagh gra dy vel ee jeeragh er geyre-cheim gyn roie-chosoyley.

Ta Cooishyn Thieys cur rish mysh shey feed cooish bio as jeih.

Shen cosoyley rish jeih as feed ynrican tra ren ee goaill toshiaght er yn obbyr eck queig bleeaney er dy henney.

Ta'n sheshaght ghiastyllagh er chur bwooise da chiarnyn thallooin 'shassooagh', as da'n wirran dy choyrleyderyn er thieys ynnydoil ta chebbal cooney as coyrle da tannyssyn.

Agh ta Julie Marshall, y stiureyder lhiasaghey shaleeyn son sleih gyn thie, gra dy nee stayd trome t'ayn.

AS JULIE MARSHALL : She cooish feer lhean ee, myr shoh ta shin fakin sleih cummal ayns feer . . . aaght neu-chooie ta danjeyragh da'n fer er-lheh shen. Ro-lhieeney, sleih goll woish aashag gys aashag, cummal ayns carbid, sleih agh fuirraghtyn er fogrey dy faagail, er yn oyr eddyr ta'n chiarn thallooin oc creck y troggal ny er yn oyr dy vel ad gys jerrey lesh y vayl, ta paart jeu goll roish quaiyl dy ve currit magh. Myr shoh she reayn feer vooar dy leih ta shin fakin, as t'eh feer trimshagh ny keayrtyn.

 

Housing Matters dealing with 171 open cases

A charity set up to provide emergency housing for those in desperate need says it's facing an unprecedented crisis.

Housing Matters is dealing with around 170 open cases.

That's compared to just 30 when it began its work five years ago.

The charity has thanked its 'loyal' landlords, and the team of local housing advisors, who offer support and advice to tenants.

But Julie Marshall, the homeless projects development manager, says it's a serious situation:

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