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  "textContent": "\n\n\nPrince William has met with an Aston Villa star following his speech on homelessness at the Tate Modern this afternoon.\n\nAddressing an audience celebrating three years of his Homewards programme, the Prince of Wales insisted: \"Homelessness is not an individual failure; it is a systemic failure.\"\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nHis five-year initiative, launched in 2023, aims to make homelessness \"rare, brief and unrepeated\" in the United Kingdom.\n\nAcross six locations—Newport, Lambeth, Belfast, Aberdeen, Sheffield and the Dorset towns of Poole, Bournemouth and Christchurch—the initiative has moved 73 individuals and families into permanent accommodation.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nTRENDING\n\nStories\n\nVideos\n\nYour Say\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nAston Villa star Tyrone Mings has followed the movement since the beginning.\n\nThe defender, who himself lived in a homeless shelter as a child, helped launch Homewards three years ago.\n\nWhen asked if they could already see the impact of the initiative, Mings replied: \"Absolutely.\"\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nMings has previously spoken on his personal journey, describing his housing as a \"scary environment\".\n\n\"What we didn't have in the way of stability or a permanent home at that time, we definitely made up with love and support as a family,\" he told the BBC back in 2023.\n\n\"When you're a child, you don't really know that much different.\n\n\"I think you are just able to adapt and find positives in quite difficult situations.\"\n\n### LATEST ROYAL NEWS\n\n\n\n\n  * Queen Camilla endorses J.K Rowling at royal palace amid calls to cancel author\n  * James Corden confirms Prince Harry will appear on his new TV show\n  * Queen Camilla reveals hope King Charles's personal artwork will feature in exhibition\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nHis family were eventually offered housing.\n\nSo far, the Homewards Fund has channelled £1.9million directly into its target communities, with an additional £3.5million secured through grants and private donations.\n\nSurplus goods worth £2.3million have furnished homes for participants, with Aberdeen alone now housing 31 people through the programme.\n\nMore than 250 people have also gained employment through the scheme's support services, while thousands more have received assistance to prevent them reaching crisis point.\n\n\"These aren't just statistics, they are people who have a home, a job and a future that are very different to only a few years ago,\" William told the audience on Tuesday.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nHe added: \"It is clear that Homewards is changing lives and now imagine the scale we could achieve if our approach was adopted in every corner of the country.\"\n\nThe Prince of Wales explained the next two years of the initiative, the final of the initial five-year plan, are about \"proving that what works in six locations can work across the country, because if homelessness can be prevented here, it can be prevented anywhere\".\n\n\"And together one day we can make homelessness rare, brief and unrepeated,\" he concluded.\n\n\"That is the challenge we set ourselves three years ago. Today, we can see the path to achieve it.\"\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n**Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter**",
  "title": "Prince William reunites with Aston Villa star following major speech on homelessness"
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