Winter Night Shelters
WNS Network Membership

What is the WNS Network?

The Housing Justice Winter Night Shelter Network is open to grassroots winter night shelters and emergency accommodation projects across England and Wales. We offer a network providing advice, support and funding for this movement of winter night shelters to support people experiencing homelessness.

How much does Membership cost?

Membership runs from April to March. Housing Justice asks members to contribute a £395 fee which helps fund an officer to keep the network regularly updated and even more relevant.

What you get from our Membership

Membership of the Housing Justice Winter Night Shelter Network gives you access to:

• A network of likeminded projects with shared principles and values, striving to build better communities
• Opportunities to network with other night shelter projects, volunteers and staff
• Support with accessing grant funding
• The Housing Justice Quality Mark: supporting organisational and practice development for night shelters and emergency accommodation providers
• The Night Shelter Lettings Network and funding for moving people on (London boroughs only)
• Our bespoke case management system
• Our Impact Data reports down to Local Authority level
• Resources for projects, including: code of governance, and health and safety
• Advice and support from experienced Housing Justice staff
• Our Winter Night Shelter annual conference
• Training and advice, as part of regional and national forums and events
• Regular communications, monthly network newsletter
• Listing your job vacancies on our Network Jobs Board
• Input into policy work representing the night shelter network at a national level
• An exclusive members’ section of the website, which includes Emergency Accommodation best practice
• Ongoing access to template policies and procedures

Applications to join the WNS Network

We are holding the price of membership for a fourth consecutive year. Membership of the WNS Network costs £395 per annum, due from 1st April every year.

To apply for membership of the network for your shelter project, or to discuss any issues related to it, please contact us on the email below.

Shelters which are part of the network receive an invoice directly each year. If you have any questions, please email: [email protected].

Testimonials

“To Housing Justice, thank you for your provision, which allowed us to move our shelter to a hotel and offer up to 14 rooms for guests where they could be warm and safe during the winter months. Thank you for helping to guide us through running a shelter during a pandemic. Your wisdom and resources have been invaluable and we could not have done this without you.”

 – NEWway Project