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.
If you attended the Conference we’d love to hear about your experience of the day and appreciate any feedback you might have.
Plenary
AM Session One
Housing Justice Director for England Jacob Quagliozzi and Becky Rice, present an overview of the night shelter landscape for the winter of 2023/24. Looking at data from 22/23 and analysing trends, they examine wider rough sleeping and homelessness data, looking forward to the coming winter and discussing likely issues, trends, challenges for providers and people experiencing homelessness.
Immigration
Breakout Session One
Hear from experts on the impact of immigration policy and trends on rough sleeping and emergency accommodation providers. The session also outlines what options may be available for different groups.
Speaker presentations:
Bridget Young: Director, NACCOM
Healah Riazi: Rough Sleeping & Migration Manager, GLA
Bethan Lant: Training, Development & Advocacy Manager, Praxis
Housing Benefit
Breakout Session Two
How can Housing Benefit income be part of a sustainable funding mix for night shelter providers? Hear from experts, alongside a best practice case study.
Speaker presentations:
John Shortridge: Associate, Homeless Link
Salma Ravat: CEO, One Roof Leicester
Volunteer Strategy & Management
PM Session One
Volunteer Strategy & Management post-Covid: what has changed in volunteer motivations since the Covid-19 pandemic and what challenges and opportunities does this present for emergency accommodation providers? Hear the findings of HJ funded research on volunteering from THEOS and a practical guide to reviewing your volunteering strategy.
Speaker presentations:
George Lapshynov: Research, Communications & Events Assistant, THEOS
Sandy Leong: Associate, Directory for Social Change
Private Rented Sector
PM Session Two
Can the privately rented sector really be a viable option for people experiencing rough sleeping? Hear from experts on likely trends in the PRS in the coming year and hear from how two providers are successfully supporting people to sustain tenancies.
Speaker presentations:
Lily Axworthy: CEO, Greater Together Manchester
Helen Watson: CEO, Rentstart
Lucien Lawrence: Special Projects Coordinator, Housing Justice
Letter to the Secretaries of State from the HJ Network
Rising Rough Sleeping Emergency
At this conference, we published a letter written to the Secretaries of State regarding the emergency we face this winter with the rising numbers of people sleeping rough. We are calling on the Government to take action and asked the organisations in our Network to add their names to the letter, joining together and using our collective voice on this issue. Click here to read the letter.
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