Knowledge Hub

A brief introduction into trauma informed care for volunteers.

With a general election looming in 2024, we have published our manifesto to end homelessness. Drawn from from our unique position as the membership body for over 800 homelessness organisations across England. It builds on work with our members, on engagement with specialists and experts and on the rich body of evidence on what works to end homelessness, outlining our core ambitions of the next government.

Literacy 100 have published this report which looks at how poor literacy can cause homelessness and be barrier to escaping homelessness. The charter is for organisations to adopt.

Improving local joint working to end homelessness.

This page holds collected resources to support anyone interested in becoming strengths-based.

London PLUS Good Practice Webinar. With a focus on the Spring Budget and how it will affect the sector going forward, we also hear about campaigns for the sector, changes at Clearing House, and other good practice.

A recording of a webinar jointly delivered by Homeless Link's London Plus programme and the grants and funding team, providing advice for grants and funding bids.

A recording of a webinar jointly delivered by Homeless Link's London Plus programme and OP FORTITUDE explaining their offer.

In recent years the sector has seen an introduction of a number of innovative approaches to supporting people who are experiencing homelessness; Psychologically Informed Environments, Trauma Informed Care, Housing First and strengths-based working to name a few. These are all different types of relationship-based approaches (we previously described them as positive approaches).

In the context of the cost of living crisis and severe threats to homelessness services, Homeless Link's submission to the budget calls for increases in funding so that we can all continue to deliver vital support.

A research report by Juliette Hough and Becky Rice – June 2021.

Homelessness Winter Transformation Fund 2020-21: Evaluation document