We represent and support 500 organisations working with homeless people in the UK
We represent and support 500 organisations working with homeless people in the UK
On 8 December 2009, Homeless Link and Communities and Local Government held a free, national event to share good practice among street outreach practitioners. A year on from the launch of the Government’s strategy, No One Left Out: Communities Ending Rough Sleeping, the focus of this event was on the role of street outreach teams in ending rough sleeping.
"Excellent networking opportunities and sharing of good practice; inspirational speakers"
The event was attended by over 100 street outreach workers, managers and commissioners. You can see a full list of delegates here.
"[The best feature of the event was] variety of workshops - it was great to have a difficult decision on which to attend!"
The event comprised a number of speakers and workshops for delegates to attend to discuss particular issues in more depth. You can dowload the whole programme here.
The presentations from each speaker and workshop are now available on this page. To view a presentation simply click on the relevant name below.
| Time | Session |
|---|---|
| 10.30 | Morning plenary session |
| The local perspective - the challenges and opportunities | |
| Gill Bryant, Porchlight | |
| The rough sleeping strategy - one year on | |
| Michelle Binfield & Rebecca Pritchard, Communities and Local Government | |
| 11.45 | Morning workshops |
| WK1: Launching the balanced scorecard | |
| Helen Lewis, Crunch Consulting | |
| Adam Rees, St. Mungo's | |
| WK2: The place of reflective practice | |
| Chris Scanlon, SLAM Mental Health NHS Trust | |
| John Adlam, SWLSTG Mental Health NHS Trust | |
| WK3: Reconnecting people with their home countries: balancing support and enforcement | |
| Mac McDonald, CRI | |
| Diane Kimpton, UKBA | |
| WK4: Creative approaches to street outreach in areas with low numbers of rough sleepers | |
| Mike Milner, Bedford Borough Council | |
| Abbi Copp, North Devon District Council | |
| 14.00 | Afternoon workshops |
| WK5: Early intervention and prevention | |
| Yanina Sochacki, Blackpool Council | |
| WK6: Working with entrenched rough sleepers | |
| Caroline Roundhill, CRI Brighton | |
| Zuzie Poskitt, CRI Camden | |
| WK7: Practical issues for street outreach | |
| Joe Batty, Broadway | |
| Lisa Reed, Homeless Link | |
| WK8: The rough sleeping 205 project in London | |
| Nik Ward, Westminster City Council | |
| 15.30 | Afternoon plenary |
| Prevention Opportunities Mapping and Planning Toolkit (PrOMPT) | |
| Lisa Reed, Homeless Link |
For further details of good practice in street outreach visit:
The rough sleeping portal
The Street Outreach Handbook