Prince William reveals Princess Diana's charity work left 'deep and lasting impression' on him
foxnews.comPrince William is following in his late mother's footsteps. On Monday, the Prince of Wales presented a five-year plan to make homelessness in the United Kingdom "rare, brief and unrepeated." The heir to the throne shared that his mother, Princess Diana, first took him to a housing shelter when he was 11. "The visits we made, left a deep and lasting impression," he added. "I met so many extraordinary people and listened to so many heartbreaking personal stories," he said as he visited a mental health charity in south London. "Too many people have found themselves without a stable and permanent place to call home.″ This is not the first time William has focused on the fight against homelessness.
In 2009, he highlighted the issue by sleeping on the streets of south London, and last year he was spotted on a London street selling the Big Issue, a magazine that supports the homeless.
William launched the initiative on Monday by visiting pilot projects that have received grants of up to 500,000 pounds ($637,000) each from the Royal Foundation, the charity that supports the work of William and his wife, Kate Middleton.
The initiative, known as Homewards, involve collaborative efforts between local people, organizations and businesses to develop programs tailored to the needs of their communities.
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