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London Link February 2007
News | In the Media | Policy and Research | Briefings | Consultations | Resources | Funding | Diary Dates | Jobs |
News
- Move-On Conference – sharing findings from MOPP pilot - 15 March, BOOK NOW!
- Volunteers wanted - to act as independent verifiers for street counts
- Ten Feet Away international homeless arts blog launched – 8 March launch party
- Centre for Social Justice Awards – apply in just 500 words
- Healthy talk - Health and Homelessness discussion forum launched
- What support? - Parliamentary question on migrants threatened with homelessness
- Local performance - Audit Commission report shows overall improvements in local authority performance, with London boroughs also improving.
- Doubly good - celebrate FairTrade fortnight and support Homeless Link
- Funding announced - £1.6 million for London ALMOs
In the Media
- Your concerns – HL survey reveals smaller providers fear SP funding review
- Hostel life - Conservative MP’s blog
- John Bird in the Daily Mail and the Pavement , and response from the sector.
- Nationality counts – proposal by local authorities not to count homeless Eastern Europeans
- New Racism – report highlights prejudice against homeless Poles
- In off the streets – engaging sex workers with health services
Policy and Research
- Latest CHAIN report for October to December 2006
- Future prospects - Hills report into social housing
- Young history - Centrepoint and University of York review youth homeless over the last 10 years
Briefings
- Catholic migrants in London - section on Eastern Europeans and homelessness
- Accession Monitoring - government data on Eastern European migration since 2004
Consultations
Responses
- Towards the Mayor's Housing Strategy - Homeless Link's response
- ESF operational programme 2007-2013 – OSW consultation response
Open consultations
- Determining outcomes - London Councils consultation on 2nd phase of funding
- NCVO consultation on Capacity Builders programme
Resources
- Smoking room? – information on HL on the implications of the smoking ban
- Pocket guides to Introducing Funding and Finance for voluntary sector organisations. To request a copy email NCVO
- Lamplight - Database for the voluntary sector
- List of refuges - which accept women with problematic substance use
Funding
- London Councils - commissioning process now open - HL overview
- Allen Lane funding to support ‘unpopular’ groups
Diary Dates
Homeless Link
- Unlocking Solutions – sharing findings from Move-On Plans Protocol (MOPP) pilot - 15 March
- Spotlight on Women - details will be available soon. Contact Gail to book your place - 21 March, 9.45am - 1.00pm
Homeless Link Training Courses - contact Johanna Taylor , 020 7960 3030
- Day centres: places of acceptance, empowerment and change - 13 March
- Mental Helath and Homelessness - 18 April
- Skills in Resettlement - 26 & 27 April
Other agencies
- Ten Feet Away launch party – 8 March
- International Women’s Day at Crisis Skylight – 8 March
- Exploring homeless experience and cultures - book launch 22 March
- Drug and Alcohol Education Services – training programme
- New Directions – street homelessness conference 29 March
- Third Sector Leadership Forum – 20 April
Jobs
Details on Homeless Link Jobs Page :
- Community Leader, Emmaus, South Lambeth - Deadline 23 March
- Project Manager, Right Deal for Homeless People, OSW - Deadline 14 March
- Manager, Floating Support Thames Reach - Deadline 9 March
- Project Worker, Bermondsey Project, Thames Reach - Deadline 9 March
Other jobs
Chance 2 Work Project manager – Brent Homeless User Group. For more details, contact admin@brenthomeless.com or 020 8969 8336