News

• A matter of substance - HL Housing & Drugs conference, in partnership with Shelter, 24 May

• Apply for Andy - Andy Ludlow Homelessness Awards 2007 open for applications

• Double departure - Leaders of Housing Corporation and English Partnerships resign as organisations merge

• Young people's package – a new package of measures to tackle youth homelessness announced

• Dropping down - continuing fall shown by recent homelessness figures

In the Media

• John Bird generates debate - Big Issue founder in the Daily Mail and Inside Housing

• Jeremy Swain judges John's comments 'reckless' - Thames Reach chief executive on 24dash.com

• Jenny Edwards joins in - Homeless Link chief executive in The Times and a letter to Inside Housing

• Social housing shortfall - Shelter's Adam Sampson calls for more homes

• Save social housing - to ensure real choice for tenants

• Dreadful discharges - call for hospitals to work in partnership to discharge homeless patients safely

• More moves - conference highlights the successes of the HL MOPP project

Policy and Research

• Olympic ordeal – studies of possible housing and regeneration legacies and education and skills legacies for East London of the Olympic Games 2012

• Day centre data - RIS analysis of day centres provision across the UK

• Outside options - call for more support for prison leavers from CAB

• What is homelessness? - young people's point of view

Briefings

• Entering enterprise - HL briefing on Social Enterprise

• Super staff - HL breifing on how to recruit them

Consultations

• Enter your evidence - Social Exclusion Task Force call for information for the Families At-Risk Review

Resources

• Day Centres Directory – updated national publication from RIS

• Whip up a website - with the FREE community website builder

• Future finances – workshops for voluntary sector staff on saving and retirement planning

• Booking in Borough - room hire from DePaul trust

• Timely training - NEW e–bulletin on HL training and events

• Partial preview – of forthcoming HL handbooks, pages available on Meaningful Occupation & A8 nationals

Funding

• Assessing applications - London Councils Funding Phase One update

• Olympic outflow? - Government commit not to divert money from voluntary sector grants to Olympics

• Capital cash – LVSC briefing from Funding the Capital conference

• Avoiding VAT - Sign the petition to stop charities paying VAT

Diary Dates

Jobs

Details on Homeless Link Jobs Page :

• Housing Support Workers, Ashiana Network. Closes 13 April.
• Trainee programme, Thames Reach. Closes 13 April.

Other jobs

• Voluntary Sector Ambassador – LVSC project promoting the voluntary sector as a ‘career of choice’. Contact Michelle Curtis