Women
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Influencing for change (Women’s Homelessness)
This briefing provides ‘Top Tips from the Frontline’ on influencing for change in the response of systems and services to women’s homelessness.
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Advocating for Women
This briefing provides ‘Top Tips from the Frontline’ on how to advocate effectively for women.
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Supporting Migrant Women
This briefing provides ‘Top Tips from the Frontline’ on how to support migrant women.
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Positive action in the workplace
This briefing explains positive action to enable it to be applied to homelessness workplaces.
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Bringing the Equality Act to life
This briefing aims to help homelessness practitioners to understand the Equality Act 2010, equipping them to improve their services and the support they offer.
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How language impacts EDI
This resource considers the importance of the language we use and provides tips to support homelessness professionals to deliver inclusive and equitable services.
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How services can become gender informed: new Going Beyond podcast
In this final episode of this series of the Going Beyond podcast, we speak to Helen Emmings from the Nelson Trust and Nicky Pearson from Medway Council. We speak about the barriers women experiencing homelessness face in accessing support in the sector, and discuss best practice for ensuring services are gender-informed.
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New women's rough sleeping census
The latest edition of the Women's Rough Sleeping Census has been published, Alex Smith reports from the launch event with more details.
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Free online training from Homeless Link
Checkout our free online bitesize e-learning packages for people working in frontline homelessness services. Also including fundraising training.
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New resources to improve EDI
Four resources aim to support homelessness staff to take action on EDI.
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The value of gender-informed approaches to homelessness support
This guest blog for International Women's Day discusses the importance of equipping services to respond to gendered experiences, based on evidence from a recent research report.
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International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
25th November is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. At Homeless Link, we reflect on the good practice and resources that can help support your service and develop understanding of these issues further.