Meeting Diverse Needs

A resource exploring how practitioners can facilitate safe transitions into adulthood with young people accessing homelessness services.

Part of our Leadership Support programme, this 2 hour webinar on equity, diversity & inclusion in leadership gave managers, senior leaders and CEOs from voluntary community homelessness sector organisations an opportunity to hear from others working in the sector about their experience of improving diversity and inclusion within their organisations.

These guidance leaflets are used internally by Homeless Link as part of our efforts to improve inclusivity. Feel free to use them as inspiration or copy and paste them.

The annual survey of services for people who at risk of homelessness shows an increase in demand for services, whilst the number of bed spaces is reducing. It highlights a growth in the number of people presenting with complex needs.

This webinar recording gives managers, senior leaders and CEOs from voluntary community homelessness sector organisations an opportunity to look at the importance of inclusion; why it matters; what an inclusive leader looks like; and how bias has an impact on professional decision-making.

Myths or assumptions about women’s experience impact on most aspects of homelessness, from who is represented in the data, how services are commissioned and designed, and how the public treat women who are visibly homeless.