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This page highlights useful information and resources for organisations working in the West Midlands.
All information on this page was correct at the date it was published. If you find any information which is incorrect, or if you have any other useful weblinks that you would like to share with others please email chris.ames@homelesslink.org.uk. Homeless Link is not responsible for the content of any external websites.
Resources from Homeless Link
Move On
- Move-on plans protocol (MOPP) - The move-on plans protocol project (MOPP) is Homeless Link’s response to the national problem of move-on. An information booklet and toolkit to support the development of the protocol in your area are now available. If you would like to use the the MOPP toolkit then your Regional Manager neelam.sunder@homelesslink.org.uk can support you to develop your protocol.
Clean Break
- Clean Break - our action research project into drugs and homelessness.
Rural Research
- Rural homelessness project - Homeless Link's research on rural issues facing the voluntary and community sector was fully supported by agencies in the West Midlands who played a key role in feeding into the project.
Older Homelessness
- The Older Homeless Audit is a methodology developed by Homeless Link's Coalition on Older Homelessness to measure the numbers and support needs of older people in hostels and on the streets. Information on the audit and a report from Cambridge is available through the older homeless people's pages.
Day Centres
- Homeless Link has carried out an innovative research project to develop a methodology that enables day centres to work out the financial benefits of their services. All in a day’s work is a Connect article about the project.
Handbooks Good Practice Microsite
- Our dedicated Handbooks good practice microsite now includes a new section on street outreach. Other sections cover hostels, day centres and resettlement work. We are also developing a new section on education, employment and training services. Please email any suggestions for content to the project co-ordinator, handbooks@homelesslink.org.uk.
National and Regional Resources
Government Office West Midlands Voluntary and Community Sector webpage
West Midlands Regional Housing Board Regional Housing Strategy
Housing Corporation - has a Bank of Good Practice
Signposting
- Helplines & Websites - Homeless Link has collected together a list of useful contact for workers in the sector, from frontline staff to management.
- The drugs and housing website provides a useful resource for housing and drugs workers.
Toolkits
Evaluating Hostel Services - DCLG
Quality Toolkit - Homeless Link, adapted from PQASSO by the Charities Evaluation Service
Risk Management for Supported Housing - Housing Corporation