Winter Night Shelters
Our Resources

Adult safeguarding and homelessness: experience informed practice

Published by the Local Government Association

Adult safeguarding and homelessness: a briefing on positive practice

Published by the Local Government Association

Housing Benefit 101

This webinar, hosted in September 2024, provides an introduction to Housing Benefit for accommodation service providers.

Severe Weather Emergency Protocols (SWEP)

SWEP is an emergency humanitarian response to extreme weather, intended to be activated at short notice, and to alleviate the health impacts of such conditions.

Governance Resources for Trustees

These resources aim to support the development of organisational vision, mission, clarity of purpose and effectiveness.

Measuring Impact

This webinar and additional resources aim to support you with the Housing Justice Impact Portal online submission process, and provides information on the financial reporting required by recipients of the Night Shelter Transformation Fund.

Health & Safety Guide for Night Shelters

The aim of this guide is to give night shelters and emergency accommodation providers general advice and guidance on Health and Safety throughout the whole of your activities.

Trauma Informed Practice in Night Shelters

Understanding the impact of trauma is essential for creating safe, supportive environments in night shelters.

From Street Feeding to Social Eating - 7th December 2021

This resource welcomes discussion about food provision and the merits of social eating over simple street feeding.

Community Connections - Walking alongside people experiencing homelessness

A more in depth look into the work of Mentoring or Befriending models of support

Funding Rescources

Funding is a key issue for projects in our Network. Here you will find a round up of trusts and grants who support charities working with a range of cohorts.

Annual Conference 2025

These resources come from our Annual Conference held in November 2025, bringing together night shelters, emergency accommodation projects, and sector experts from across the country.

Annual Conference 2024

These resources are taken from a past event held in October 2024, which invited night shelter and emergency accommodation projects nationally and experts in the field to come together and explore issues pertinent to the future of night shelters and rough sleeping.

Annual Conference 2023

These resources are taken from a past event held in November 2023, which invited night shelter and emergency accommodation projects nationally and experts in the field to come together and explore issues pertinent to the future of night shelters and rough sleeping.

Future of Night Shelters Summit

These presentations are taken from a past event held in June 2022, which invited experts in the field to explore issues pertinent to the future of night shelters and rough sleeping

Download the presentation

Listen to the presentation and Q&A