Improving Homelessness Services
Resources
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Delivering integrated health and social care services for people experiencing homelessness
Best practice case studies illustrating how to deliver on the NICE guidelines around integrated services to reduce health inequalities.
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Going Beyond: Homeless Link's practice podcast
Our podcast focusing on practice in the homelessness sector.
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SWEP and winter provision
Guidance and information to help local authorities and homelessness service providers develop suitable responses during the winter and periods of severe weather.
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Running an effective Day Service
Information and links to useful resources on approach and ethos, trauma-informed working, managing staff, funding and fundraising, data management and working in partnership.
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Webinar: improving nutrition among people experiencing homelessness
This webinar launches research that aims to enhance the nutritional health and awareness of people experiencing homelessness and using substances and gives support workers practical tips to improve practice.
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Commissioning homelessness services
This guide describes and gives good practice examples and approaches at each stage of the commissioning cycle, specifically for commissioning homelessness services.
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Tackling a different kind of period poverty? The Period Literacy Toolkit for the homelessness sector
Thea Raisbeck of Spring Housing introduces a practical new toolkit.
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Understanding our workforce
Homeless Link's Senior Research Manager, Debra Hertzberg, describes how the homelessness sector can get involved in understanding and shaping the future of the homelessness workforce.
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Services honoured in Homeless Link's national Excellence Awards 2025
The five winners of our annual awards have been announced, highlighting the vital work taking place to end homelessness across England.
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Instability caused by short-term funding could lead to service user crisis of trust
The current homelessness funding system risks ruining our bond with clients and volunteers, write Michael Chandler of Groundswell as part of the Reset Homelessness campaign.
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Let’s seize this opportunity for homelessness prevention
Preventing homelessness is not only the most cost-effective approach, but also the most humane, writes Nicci Marzec, of charity Aspire Oxfordshire as part of the Reset Homelessness campaign.
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How can we utilise AI to get more people out of homelessness?
Seb Barker, COO of Beam writes about their AI tool ‘Magic Notes’ and how this can improve support for people experiencing homelessness.
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Frontline Day Service Workers Focus Group
Join our focus group for frontline day service workers, meet your peers and share your key priorities and challenges with Homeless Link.
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Rural Community of Practice 4: Prevention, PRS, and Frontline Innovation
An interactive session with Homeless Link, English Rural, and the homelessness team from Calderdale in West Yorkshire
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Outreach contact and support
This training aims to help outreach workers deliver effective support interventions and achieve positive outcomes for people sleeping rough.
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Anti-social behaviour: management and prevention
Develop your understanding of what is available to prevent and tackle anti-social behaviour (ASB) including how to empower clients to manage their behaviour and acquire skills for social living.
Online Members £135pp, Non-Members £175pp