Knowledge Hub

A toolkit to help homelessness teams improve their support to people who are, or may be, autistic.

This toolkit has been written by Dr Anna Tickle at Framework and Opportunity Nottingham with contributions from Westminster City Council, Change Communication, Professor Karen McKenzie at Northumbria University and Groundswell. There is also an accompanying webinar with Dr Tickle and other speakers.

Guidance on Roma homelessness with links to free training for homelessness service providers who support Roma communities.

Case studies from different London boroughs who adapted their support for people sleeping rough during periods of extreme heat.

Resources for homelessness services on how to meet the needs of trans people, and adapt services to make them more inclusive.

A tool enabling leaders in the homelessness sector to assess and improve the maturity of their organisation’s equity, diversity and inclusion.

The Gendered Lens Framework includes seven approaches for embedding gender-informed practice into homelessness services. Its a workbook with top tips, case studies and original artwork to support services to become more inclusive.

This resource considers the importance of the language we use and provides tips to support homelessness professionals to deliver inclusive and equitable services.

This guidance supports homelessness practitioners and managers to actively reflect on and address discrimination within the workplace.

The following presentations were delivered in December 2020 at the Homeless Link young Women’s Network Event, drawing learning from our youth and women’s homelessness work.

Developing relationships with Job Centre Plus.

Resources for homelessness service staff who might have conversations with clients with suicidal thoughts. Printed materials and video tutorials.