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Homeless Link Annual Conference 2009
06 July 2009 (3 day event) University of Warwick
6-8 July 2009, University of Warwick
At the annual event for the homelessness sector, we looked at different methods to prevent and end rough sleeping and homelessness.
If you work with homeless people or are interested in ending homelessness then this is the event for you. Keep an eye out for information on next year's event.
In November 2008, the government announced the No One Left Out rough sleeping strategy which signalled a committment to work with partner agencies to end rough sleeping by 2012. However it is also recognised, that if we are to achieve our goals of ending homelessness, we also need to focus on those who are at risk; to stop the flow of people onto the streets.
This is becoming increasingly important given the tougher climate in which we live. We will never be able to eradicate people’s vulnerabilities, but we need to work together to offer help at the right time. Your local knowledge is invaluable in achieving this, and we aimed, through this conference, to explore what we, as a sector, could do to help those that are often ignored by others.
Conference Programme
Please click here for more information on the workshops.
MONDAY 6 JULY
10.00 Morning plenary session
- Simon Wilson, Chair, Homeless Link (Chair)
- Jenny Edwards, Chief Executive, Homeless Link
- Richard Blakeway, Mayor's Director of Housing, Greater London Authority
- John Shipley, Managing Director, Taunton Association for the Homeless
12.10 Morning workshops
- WK1: The importance of service user involvement
- WK2: How to engage with individuals with challenging behaviour to improve outcomes and reduce evictions
- WK3: Positive activities to motivate and empower
- WK4: Building frontline partnerships to implement your rough sleeping strategy
- WK5: How to engage with long-term entrenched rough sleepers, including street drinkers
- WK6: Building strategic alliances to compliment your rough sleeping strategy
14.30 Afternoon workshops
- WK5: How to engage with long-term entrenched rough sleepers, including street drinker
- WK6: Building strategic alliances to compliment your rough sleeping strategy
- WK7: How do you ensure you secure SP funding - what does you project deliver that meets LAA priorities and how do you demonstrate this?
- WK8: Best practice in finding employment opportunities for someone who is or has experienced homelessness
- WK9: How to engage and offer support to clients with mental health care needs
- WK10: Personalisation and what it means for our sector
16.00 Afternoon session: Michael Whippman Service User Involvement Award 2009
Announcement of the winners
19.30 Formal conference dinner & John Laing Charitable Trust Day Centre of the Year Award
WEDNESDAY 8 JULY
10.00 Spark award announcement
- Simon Fenton, East Side Consulting
10.00 Morning panel session: how can we stop the flow of people onto the streets?
- Una Barry, Depaul Trust (UK) (Chair)
- Sharon Allen, Chief Executive, St Anne's Community Services
- Martin Kinsella, Chief Executive, P3
- Gary Harvey, Housing Solutions Manager, Nottingham City Council
- Rosie Henry, Service user, Roundabout
- Alison Gelder, Chief Executive, Housing Justice
12.00 Morning workshops
- WK11: Working in partnership with other Local Authorities to ensure access to emergency accommodation
- WK12: Best practice in preventing youth homelessness
- WK13: Preventing homelessness for prison leavers
- WK14: Good practice in effective housing options
- WK15: Day centres & their role in working with the vulnerably housed
- WK16: Models of early intervention and the role of floating support in preventing homelessness
14.30 Afternoon workshops
- WK11: Working in partnership with other Local Authorities to ensure access to emergency accommodation
- WK12: Best practice in preventing youth homelessness
- WK13: Preventing homelessness for prison leavers
- WK14: Good practice in effective housing options
- WK16: Models of early intervention and the role of floating support in preventing homelessness
- WK17: From exclusion to inclusion: preventing homelessness in the future
Venue
Homeless Link's Annual Conference took place at:
The University of Warwick
Coventry
CV4 7AL
T: 024 7652 3222
W: www.warwick.ac.uk
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- Details of the workshops that will be run at Homeless Link's Annual Conference on the 7 and 8 July 2009 at the University of Warwick.