With homelessness beginning to become a major issue in towns and cities across the UK, the latest statistics shows that there are 188 individuals sleeping rough on the streets of Wales. This represents a 25 per cent increase on the previous year with over a quarter to be found in Cardiff. Whilst there are fantastic charities such as Shelter Cymru, the Wallich, Llamau and Huggard that are all looking to solving this problem, last week saw the establishment of a new venture by one amazing individual and his daughter which will support the homeless within the capital city. Jeff Smith is a former Cardiff Devils professional ice hockey player who, after the death of his best friend Gary Cloonan (whose nickname was Moose), set up Bigmoose as a non-profit organisation with the clear intention of “doing fun stuff that Since then, Bigmoose has raised hundreds of thousands of pounds for charities through various activities including Jeff climbing Mount Everest last year and then organisi...
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