First national conference on women’s homelessness
Lisa Raftery in Blogs17 Dec 2018 - 5:20pm
On Monday 3rd December 2018 Homeless Link held the first national conference on women’s homelessness in England.
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Working together to achieve better mental health
in Blogs17 Dec 2018 - 4:28pm
Homeless Link is working on a new project highlighting activities to prevent mental ill-health and promote good mental health for people who are homeless.
More in common: Hospice UK conference 2018
Caroline Bernard in Blogs7 Dec 2018 - 5:03pm
Caroline Bernard, Homeless Link's Head of Policy and Communications, reflects on her visit to Hospice UK's annual conference and discusses their new report 'Care committed to me'.
Coupling up: The danger of being a woman on the streets
in Blogs6 Dec 2018 - 10:23am
Lisa Dando, Director at Brighton Women’s Centre, writes about their new report 'Couples First?...
‘A new deal for social housing’ does not go far enough
in Blogs5 Dec 2018 - 5:40pm
Along with many others in the sector, our response to the social housing green paper urged the Government to be more ambitious in taking urgent action to tackle the chronic undersupply of genuinely affordable housing.
Overstream Clean
in Blogs4 Dec 2018 - 6:08pm
What is a social enterprise and why did we go down that route? Rachel Newell from Wintercomfort writes about their social enterprise - a cleaning service offering people opportunities to gain vocational...
Putting principles into practice: designing and delivering Housing First in England
in Blogs3 Dec 2018 - 5:16pm
All Housing First services in England follow seven key principles. Our new report, Understanding the...
Homelessness through the lens of brain injury
Leigh Andrews in Blogs30 Nov 2018 - 1:02pm
“I told everyone. It made no difference.” Leigh Andrews, founder of Change Communication, writes about the Homelessness and Brain Injury Project and explains why it's important for the homelessness sector.
Your views matter: inquiry into the welfare safety net
in Blogs20 Nov 2018 - 1:15pm
The Work and Pensions Committee has launched an inquiry into the current state of the UK's welfare safety net.
People at the heart of the Booth Centre
in Features20 Nov 2018 - 11:45am
The Booth Centre won first place for Excellence in Co-Production at the Homeless Link Excellence Awards 2018. In this feature their Development Manager, Amy Hinks, explains how...