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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Grants up to £100,000 from The Triangle Trust - 1949 Fund
The funds are for women and girls led organisations that work only with women and girls or work primarily in housing, employment or family support, and proposed projects must be solely for women aged 17-30 who have been in the criminal justice system or at risk of entering it. Experience working with women in the criminal justice system, gender and trauma informed expertise, and a focus on lived experience are required for applicants.
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Expanding the Women’s Rough Sleeping Census in the North East
The Women’s Homelessness Alliance North East discuss their participation in the Women’s Rough Sleeping Census and the importance of this work.
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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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New podcast episode published today discussing the women’s rough sleeping census
In this episode of the Going Beyond Podcast, we speak to Lucy Campell from Single Homeless Project, and Kathryn Parsons from Solace Women’s Aid about the women’s rough sleeping census.
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Women’s specific experiences of homelessness and health must be addressed
For International Women's Day, Homeless Link's Senior Research Manager, Debra Hertzberg, analyses health data to show why women experiencing homelessness need tailored healthcare.
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We must recognise homeless women in their own right, and fund services accordingly
Women are unseen, unheard and unprotected by a system designed and funded for men, writes Lucy Campbell of SHP, as part of the Reset Homelessness campaign.
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Learning from the North East: Making the Women’s Rough Sleeping Census Happen
This free practice forum will hear from the services involved in the Women's Rough Sleeping Census in the North East, how they got started, lessons learned and recommendations for others who are interested in taking part but don't know where to start.
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Good Practice Learning Session: supporting women experiencing homelessness
A free, interactive session led by our National Practice Development Team with a focus on supporting women experiencing homelessness.
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Supporting women experiencing homelessness
A one-day course exploring current good practice in supporting women who are sleeping rough or are utilising homelessness services.
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Domestic abuse and homelessness
This course will provide you with an introduction to domestic abuse, looking specifically at how it might impact service users in a range of homelessness settings.
Online Members £145pp, Non-Members £185pp