Government must look at structural causes of rough sleeping
in Press notices19 Dec 2019 - 4:05pm
Rick Henderson, Chief Executive of Homeless Link responds to today's Queen Speech.
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New government must act on housing as homelessness increases
Helen Mathie in Press notices18 Dec 2019 - 4:38pm
Government figures published today show the number of households assessed...
Catching up with the Cohort: 18 months of the Enterprise Development Programme
Murphy Hopkins-Hubbard in Blogs9 Dec 2019 - 3:53pm
‘A few weeks into 2019, we got a call, and you could tell straight away that it was a ‘good news’ call – we had been successful in our application to the Enterprise Development Programme’ Camille De Groot - Director of Development at...
A matter of life and death – Housing, homelessness and serious youth violence
in Blogs4 Dec 2019 - 11:41am
Marike van Harskamp, Development and Partnerships Manager at the New Horizon Youth Centre, explains the interrelation of homelessness and serious youth violence - and how housing must be an integral part of the solution.
Do they deliver on homelessness?
in Blogs26 Nov 2019 - 8:44am
Following the publication of the main party manifestos, we take a first look at how the commitments made by the Conservative, Labour and Liberal Democrat parties support the fight to end homelessness.
Funding awarded to Housing First services to enhance support
Rick Henderson in Blogs25 Nov 2019 - 3:18pm
Homeless Link has awarded grants totalling £450,000 to five Housing First providers to extend and improve the support offered to people experiencing chronic homelessness and multiple disadvantage.
Specialist housing - a lifeline for survivors of abuse
in Blogs25 Nov 2019 - 2:03pm
Deputy Chief Executive of Commenweal Housing, Amy Doyle, tells us about The Amari project, run by Solace Women’s Aid and Commonweal...
Solving the Crisis in Young Women’s Housing
in Blogs25 Nov 2019 - 1:52pm
Esther Sample, Research and Evaluation Manager from Young Women’s Trust tells us about the work they've been doing with young women facing homelessness.
Bouncing forward - resilience and managing wellbeing
Stephanie Hill in Blogs22 Nov 2019 - 1:03pm
Stephanie Hill, Homeless Link Associate trainer and consultant, shares her personal journey of recovery following the traumatic events experienced as a result of the Boxing Day Tsunami of 2004.
The Enterprise Movement – a collaborative network of learning
Murphy Hopkins-Hubbard in Blogs21 Nov 2019 - 3:08pm
Over the last year Homeless Link has worked with and spoken to nearly 100 organisations developing social enterprises within the homelessness sector through our Enterprise Development Programme, some of whom accessed the learning...