Prince William celebrates Aberdeen’s Invisible Cities launch

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The launch was part of Prince William’s visit to Aberdeen to launch exciting new initiatives to deliver homes and create employment pathways for those at risk of or experiencing homelessness in the city. Report by Faragt. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

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02:28I started with a charity which I used to be a manager of as well. I was happy I went to

02:36start a business, so I've done a training, really enjoyed it and I've been doing it ever

02:40since. Now, because I'm a long-disguised, I try and help out guys and stuff. I've got

02:46a business in cities and hopefully in other cities.

02:50Were you homeless in Edinburgh?

02:51Yes.

02:52Are you still seeing the same characters and people you knew when you were homeless in

02:55Edinburgh?

02:56No, not really. Some of them have moved on and changed. We've had a lot of opportunities

03:01with other people. Some of them are still on the same route. So, projects with us and

03:06different people. I know a lot of people who have been homeless for a while. People just

03:10take it quick and take it great. They're always taking their days off.

03:15Quite sure, he was looking to make up history. That's very good.

03:18I told you so.

03:20He knows his stuff.

03:22He does know his stuff.

03:24Have you not done one yet?

03:26No.

03:27It's a great way to see the city though. You guys have got the stories. You can bring

03:31places that people don't see and hear. You deliver in a brilliant way as well.

03:37It's great for people. And you get to meet a lot of different people from all over the

03:40world and stuff. Different characters and that. So, you know a bit, as you say.

03:45How do you think we get more homeless people into roles like this and jobs like this?

03:51We are trying to highlight homelessness and not a lot of homeless people are bad people.

03:56It's just something we need an opportunity.

04:13We saw your offices. We were showing them. You're the past nominee.

04:19How many people are you helping?

04:20So, 1,700 households a year on average. We will see 400 a month.

04:48We have a little bit of stuff outside.

05:199,000 people are going to make that happen.

05:23I'll start with John. He has come all the way from the US.

05:26The Ventures Foundation is a fund that's going to fund for some of us to go into the other

05:34homeless locations like Newport or Slanky.

05:37We will make it really accessible.

05:41I hope you can accelerate that growth and accelerate the power.

05:47Have you had a tour yet?

05:49No, I had with Sonny. I did with Sonny in Edinburgh.

05:53It was amazing. The tour here is excellent.

05:59Can you hear me on the mic? We'll go next door, I think, just after.

06:04There you go.

06:13Well, we've gone, Simon.

06:20You got slightly more than one job.

06:21I did.

06:22It's a good segue.

06:23It's a very good segue.

06:25We're going to be talking about how important it is to provide furnishings and things that

06:32people need to turn their homes into a foundation.

06:36If we go back to the basics, if somebody has just handed keys, they get keys to a housing

06:41assistance.

06:42Social isolation is one of the biggest and hardest things for people to cope with.

06:46It doesn't matter how social you are or anything.

06:50If you've got a flat or if you've got no furniture, you can invite people in.

06:53And that really, really has a negative impact.

06:56And everybody's came together really positive.

06:59And we're so looking forward to analysing the data to ensure that we can add a house

07:04into a home.

07:05And I think that's what this project is all about.

07:07Not just a building, but actually making it somewhere that people can feel safe.

07:10Because often they've come with furniture.

07:12Furnished and ready.

07:13That's not the case.

07:14Is it 26% of social housing tenants live in furnished property?

07:17Yeah, that's really anything.

07:19That's a phenomenal amount.

07:20I don't think people realise that.

07:22Like you said, if you're in a shell of a house, you might be in a house and have a

07:26roof over your head, but it's not home.

07:28And you're not going to stay very long in there.

07:30And so is this all of you have come together to be able to tackle that furniture policy?

07:34Absolutely.

07:52Sorry, I've got my very noisy camera.

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