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News in the South West Region
Homeless Link news
- Communities and Local Government has announced £70 million investment to expand the Places of Change programme to more hostels and day centres across the country.
- Homeless Link released Ending Homelessness: From Vision to Action in the Houses of Parliament on the 1st November 2006 and urge you to sign up to our campaign to end rough sleeping by 2012. We need your support to meet this challenge.
- Homeless Link has responded to The Charity and Third Sector Finance Unit's review of the future role of the third sector in social and economic regeneration. To read our response to the third sector review.
- Homeless Link has published its research report on A8 nationals, which reveals that a small but significant number of Eastern Europeans are turning to London’s homelessness services for help. Download the executive summary. A good practice guide Sharing Solutions is available to buy. Is this something you are experiencing in your region? Let me know. Amber.Place@homelesslink.org.uk
- Homeless Link has produced a briefing document Supporting People – a story of success to highlight the importance of the Supporting People Programme in advance of the Government's Spending Review.
- Homeless Link has policy projects working in the areas of: Move-on; Health inclusion and Older homeless people
- Clean Break – Developing integrated Housing and Care Pathways for Homeless Substance Misusers Homeless Link has secured funding for a project which aims to develop integrated housing and care pathways for homeless substance misusers who are actively engaging in treatment. Have you got Good Practice Examples in this area?. If so, please follow the link to let us know.
Some news from agencies in the South West
Shekinah Mission held an event in the House of Commons in July to raise the issue of the 16 hour rule, and its negative impact on people trying to re-build their lives. The event was well attended by agencies, both from the South West and London, who wanted MPs to realise the need for flexible provision and benefit reform that better meets the needs of the socially excluded.
In September Bristol held a second event on Embedding Employment and Training in provision. The event was supported by Bristol Council and run jointly with Off the Streets and Into Work and Homeless Link. Agencies have signed up to an action plan to work in partnership to raise the profile of, and engagement in, employment and training across Bristol services.
In October The Salvation Army in Devonport, Plymouth, hosted a visited from MP Alison Seabeck which was a great success in demonstrating the positive impact on service from Supporting People, but also raised awareness of the need for meaningful occupation to be funded. Homeless Link are calling for SP Plus to enable sustainable funding of such valuable activities.
The Meaningful Occupation Project in Exeter re-opened it’s doors after a short closure with new activities, focus and a new application process. For information on the new prospectus contact Marc@exetermop.co.uk
The BBC have launched a series of programmes as part of the ‘Cathy Come Home’ anniversary part of which includes a call for people to volunteer in agencies: · people wanting to volunteer with a homeless agency they should visit: The BBC website http://www.bbc.co.uk/nohome/ and click "get involved now" · agencies wanting to get a vacancy added so it appears on do-it and the BBC's site they should speak to their local volunteering centre in the first instance, details from: http://www.volunteering.org.uk/Local+and+Regional/findoutaboutvolunteeringinyourarea.htm
Are you having an event or do you have some news that you want to put on these pages? Let me know: Amber.Place@homelesslink.org.uk