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Homeless Link Events
Rt Hon Margaret Hodge, MBE, meets Jan from Streetshine
Homeless Link has a growing programme of national conferences and regional seminars that address the latest topics of interest in the homeless sector and tackle the governments' agenda in relation to homelessness. Previous themes covered have included: anti-social behaviour, prevention, risk, staff development and quality of life.
We recognise that homelessness is not an issue in isolation and aim to work with partners in the voluntary sector to run events with draw together staff from across the sector. Our conference partners have come from many different fields including the drugs and the criminal justice sectors.
Are you tuned in? Getting clients' voices heard
A one day conference for sharing practical approaches to client involvement.
In this conference we will be showcasing effective client involvement practices from across the country and providing practical examples of how you can improve participation within your own organisation.
Client involvement is all about engaging homeless and formerly homeless people in the planning, delivery and evaluation of all services. It is possible with even the most vulnerable individuals. The aim is to work in partnership to continually improve services – be it a brief contact to involving a client longer-term – this conference will look at all of the options.
Making use of the insights, knowledge and skills of people who have experienced homelessness benefits both the project and the organisation as a whole. At the same time, giving clients the opportunity to contribute helps them to gain experience and confidence - empowering them to move away from a dependence on services.
For more information or to book your place please click here.
Alternatively please call 020 7960 3032 or email: kate.alaway@homelesslink.org.uk.
Homeless Link's Annual Conference, 6 - 8 July, University of Warwick
Join us in Warwick for the annual event for the homelessness sector, where we will be looking at different methods to prevent and end rough sleeping and homelessness.
If you work with homeless people or are interested in ending homelessness then this is the event for you.
For more information or to book your place please click here.
Alternatively please call 020 7960 3032 or email: kate.alaway@homelesslink.org.uk.
Free half-day events for local authorities: spotlight on good practice in working with A8 and A2 nationals
Spotlight events are good-practice events. These are an opportunity to network, highlight good practice and to discuss specific areas of work.
These spotlights are aimed at local authorities in four English regions who are interested in different ways of working with homeless A8 and A2 nationals. The events will also give delegates the chance to hear from CLG about their latest good practice notes on tackling rough sleeping among Central and Eastern European migrants.
- 15 July 2009, Peterborough, for local authorities in East Midlands and East of England - click here for more information
- 20 July 2009, Stoke on Trent, for local authorities in North West and West Midlands - click here fore more information
Showcase your services: Michael Whippman Service User Involvement & the John Laing Charitable Trust Day Centre of the Year Awards
Nominations for these two awards have now closed. The winners for both awards will be presented with their prizes at Homeless Link's Annual Conference in July.
Our two innovative annual award schemes aim to challenge false stereotypes about homeless people and the services they use. The Michael Whippman Award aims to uncover inspiring examples of how service users help to change and improve homelessness services, while the John Laing Charitable Trust Day Centre of the Year Award focuses on the fantastic work that day centres do in their local community. Please follow these links for more information:
Migrants - contribution, integration, destitution?
Everyone has the right to shelter in 21st century Europe. This practical one-day event looked at how to tackle one of the key feeder routes to someone sleeping rough.
Migrant populations new to the UK are vulnerable. Without recourse to public funds, and without the right help, there is a high likelihood that they will end up sleeping rough.
This conference exploreed the short and long-term support options, as well as the housing, health, employment and benefit entitlements of 3 different migrant groups; these groups being those who are most likely to face destitution:
- Central and Eastern Europeans
- failed asylum seekers
- other migrants outside the asylum system.
In November 2008, the Government committed to tackling rough sleeping, with one of the aims targeted at supporting migrant populations. This conference was an opportunity to support this aim and improve the outcomes for these vulnerable groups, by bringing together Local Authorities and voluntary sector organisations to share understanding, solutions and approaches.
For further information and to download the workshop presentations please click here.