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The National Housing Federation's Starts at Home Day is on September 1. It celebrates the work of supported housing providers. In this guest blog, Dean McGlynn from NHF explains how you can support the campaign.

Changes in legislation and policy around refugees and asylum seekers are rarely out the headlines. This blog seeks to summarise some of the changes and their likely impact on homelessness services.

In Episode 3 of the Going Beyond podcast, we are joined by Hannah Scott and Fraser MacKinnon from P3 Charity.

The Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) have published Talking about homes, homelessness and poverty, a new briefing that draws together learning about how to talk about the issues of homes, homelessness and poverty.

In Episode 2 of the Going Beyond podcast,  we are joined by Taylor Haws, Specialist Health Lead at Single Homeless Project along with Oscar Fricke and Jan Teeuwisse from Groundswell, who are both currently subcontracted into the NHS as inclusion health care coordinators/navigators.

New, important research from Heriot-Watt University has just been published. It looks at the challenges faced by the Roma community when accessing homelessness services.

Series 3 of the Going Beyond podcast comes out today, a podcast for people working in the homelessness sector. In Series 2, we spoke about the effects of working in the homelessness sector on individual wellbeing, looking at managing stress, burnout, the effects of vicarious trauma and the importance of debriefing and reflective practice.​

Nearly £100,000 in capacity development funding has been awarded to seven charities working in the homelessness sector. Funded by the Albert Hunt Trust and managed by Homeless Link, the grants aim to improve charities’ access to capital funding.

In our latest spotlight on the work of Homeless Link’s Partnership Managers, Chrystalla Karvella talks about her work in London, and in particular the work of the PRS (Private Rented Sector) forum.

Homeless Link is looking for CEOs or Directors from our member organisations to join our board. Applications are open now, read more details here.

Homelessness charities providing vital services within Devon have issued a plea to Devon County Council to reject proposed cuts to homelessness funding ahead of a special meeting of the Health and Adult Care Scrutiny Committee.

The Government has shared details of how third sector service providers can apply for the Community Organisations Cost of Living Fund as initially announced by the Chancellor in April's Spring Budget.

Finding the right guidance and support can make all the difference when leading an organisation. In this interview, we sat down with Homeless Link coach, Tanya English, to dive into her coaching style, what drives her, and how she helps leaders in the homelessness sector overcome challenges and reach their goals.

Jeremy Swain, independent adviser on homelessness and former CEO of Thames Reach, shares his experience of coaching and how it helped him to become a better leader.

Rachel Marshall, Policy and Best Practice Manager at St Martin-in-the-Fields Charity shares what their latest survey found out about frontline worker wellbeing and shares some practical resources that can support staff in their roles.

Lee Buss-Blair, Director of Operations and Group Veteran Lead – Riverside introduces Op Fortitude, a new government initiative aimed at ending veteran homelessness.

A new fund combines grants and loans to support small and medium sized homelessness charities and social enterprises.

Homeless Link responds to the CHAIN annual report for 2022/23, calling for action to counter the 'categorically terrible' rise in rough sleeping in London.

These resources have been designed to provide snapshots of good and promising practice. We know the time-pressures and challenges faced by local authorities and services; our briefings provide short overview of actions taken, positive outcomes and challenges overcome

Homeless Link is a sector partner in Homeward, the new partnership to end homelessness from the Royal Foundation. Rick Henderson explains why.