News

• Homeless action - Homeless Link and over 100 agencies call for government action on multiple needs

• Leading places of change - CIH, in conjunction with Homeless Link & Broadway, announce new leadership programme for 21st century hostel managers.

• ACE services - Congratulations to Homeless Link members selected for Adults facing Chronic Exclusion (ACE) pilots

• Support in future - government releases new Supporting People strategy

• Boost for youth - £93 000 for innovative action to reduce youth homelessness in London

• Cabinet revamp - Yvette Cooper is Housing Minister and Hazel Blears heads Communities & Local Government

• Stating the obvious? - Omar v Birmingham City Council ruling

In the Media

• Unlocking solutions - Homeless Link's Move On Plans Protocol provides tools to overcome barriers to move on.

• Resourced to deliver - council cheifs lament lack of resources to deliver housing priorities

• Smooth evictions - LDA report 93% of site residents will leave by agreement

Policy and Research

• Filling the gaps - report on priorities for a potential ESRC research programme into multiple exclusion homelessness

• Cave review - review of social housing regulation

• Enabling success - key policy messages for employment from OSW

• The economics of migration - TUC report finds the UK economy gains from migrant workers. June 2007.

• Evicting fear - Citzen's Advice report reveals one million in rented housing fear eviction

Consultations

• Phase Four service specification - London Councils is seeking views on the proposed outcomes. Deadline 9 July.

• Small exclusion? - DSC survey asking if small charities are excluded.

• Audit, accounts & reporting - Charities Act 2006 consultation. Deadline 14 September 2007.

Resources

• Support for Eastern Europeans - range of services at the Dellow Centre

• Help in Hackney - Thames Reach scheme for Eastern Europeans given the go-ahead after successful pilot

• Capitalise - FREE debt & money advice based at Toynbee Hall

• Slivers of time - ultra-flexible employment opportunities, more information in project report

• Project Compass - employment support for ex-services personnel

• Smart Move - Crisis rent deposit project offers monthly newsletter or search for local rent deposit schemes

• People 4 Charity - pool of freelance experts

Funding

• Elizabeth Nuffield Educational Fund - grants for women studying to improve their employment opportunities

• Hilden Charitable Fund - small grants for small homelessness organisations

• Sporting chances - list of sources for sports funding from Sport England

Diary Dates

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