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12.5.2022
WEBINAR: Using the EU structural funds to Finance Housing First – Roundtable Discussion
On 9th June 2022, join us for a roundtable discussion on how to use the European Structural Funds to finance Housing First projects and services. We will hear from experts in different European countries about their experience with using the Structural Funds for Housing First, as well as the challenges they encountered during the process […] Read more...
24.2.2022
WEBINAR: Housing First & Women – Case Studies from across Europe
There has been growing recognition in the homelessness sector for the need to develop gender-sensitive support and solutions to end women’s homelessness. This International Women’s Day, 8th March, from 10:30-12:00 CET, join Rhiannon Barrow, Housing First Team Manager at Solace Women’s Aid (UK), Ania Pérez de Madrid Carreras, Head of Training and Research at AIRES […] Read more...
1.2.2022
Inaugural Housing First Europe Hub Conference: 28-29th March 2022, Madrid
On 28-29 March, 2022, the Housing First Europe Hub’s first international conference was held in Madrid, Spain – “An End to Homelessness: Unlocking Systemic Change with Housing First”. The event featured active, informal workshops where participants came together to talk about challenges, experiences and best practices with peer organisations and other actors from various local […] Read more...
18.1.2022
WEBINAR: Recruitment in Housing First
On 10th February, from 11:00-12:00 CET, join Antii Martikainen, Alppikatu Housing Unit Manager at The Salvation Army (FI), Gary Neil from Rock Trust (UK), and Liz Littler from Turning Point Scotland (UK) to discuss recruitment in Housing First. The session will be moderated by Niall Keane, Services Manager at Focus Ireland. This is the first session of 2022 series […] Read more...
7.10.2021
WEBINAR: Home Street Home – Matching landlords with tenants to help solve homelessness
HOME STREET HOME is a cooperation between Germany’s leading real estate platform ImmoScout24 and the homeless initiative ONE WARM WINTER (OWW). The collaboration is designed to help educate landlords and the general public in Germany and Austria on the concept of Housing First. The ultimate goal is to improve the availability of housing for homeless people and […] Read more...
7.10.2021
WEBINAR: Restoring Dreams to Tackle Loneliness
On 26th October, join Viola Stekelenburg, Tessa Hamers, Dimitar Ilchov, and Marek Mikulec to discuss how loneliness is a bigger problem than simply an emotional experience. Research shows that loneliness and social isolation are harmful to our health. In the Restoring dreams to tackle homelessness project the Dutch Hub Associate HVO Querido, together with partner organisations in […] Read more...
1.6.2021
WEBINAR: Let’s keep the good stuff! Lessons from Covid19 policies and the importance of Housing First-led homeless responses
A year on from the launch of our advocacy webinar series, we’ll take a look at the results of our survey on different experiences of Housing First policy interventions and service adaptations made during the pandemic, with a discussion on successes, failures and how to ensure that we don’t slide ‘back-to-normal’ as Covid19 is brought […] Read more...
6.5.2021
TABLE TALK with Juha Kaakinen: #2 Anand Pandian on the meaning of home in a global context
Inspired by the 2020 article ‘Staying at home on planet earth’, this discussion explores the ideas of home and belonging in a global context, and how the pandemic has changed how we think about these concepts. Featuring Juha Kaakinen, CEO of Y-Foundation and Anand Pandian, Professor of Anthropology at the Krieger School of Arts & […] Read more...
29.4.2021
Emerging Issues: Housing First in Rural & Remote Areas
As part of our series of informal discussions on ’emerging themes’ in Housing First, the Housing First Europe Hub will host an online meeting to talk about Housing First in rural and remote areas. 10 May 2021 9:00 – 10:30 EST 14:30 – 16:00 UK/IRL 15:30 – 17:00 CEST 16:30 – 18:00 EEST Zoom – […] Read more...
27.4.2021
WEBINAR: Coping with Stress, Grief and Loss while delivering Housing First
On Tuesday 11th May at 10:00am (Ireland, UK), 11:00am (CET) and 12:00 (Finland), join Laura Young from Focus Ireland and Emma Wilkinson from Rock Trust to discuss strategies and tools for coping with stress and grief as a Housing First practitioner, as well as sharing some insights into the challenges and experiences of frontline workers […] Read more...
1.4.2021
Emerging Issues: Housing First + Women
As part of our continued work to expand the breadth and depth of understanding around different Housing First service needs, we’re pleased to share a number of upcoming events and resources on Housing First + Women with you. Should you have any questions about any of the below, please do not hesitate to contact Samara […] Read more...
30.3.2021
WEBINAR: Housing First & Women
Continuing our work to highlight the specific needs of women experiencing homelessness, join us for this co-hosted webinar as part of the international webinar series on Housing First that we are running together with the Ontario Housing First Regional Network Community of Interest (OHFRN‐COI). This webinar will examine research and work on the pathways to Housing First for […] Read more...
30.3.2021
WEBINAR: The 10-20%
The latest in international webinar series co-hosted by the Ontario Housing First Regional Network Community of Interest (OHFRN‐COI) and the Housing First Europe Hub (the Hub), this session will explore the 10-20% of clients who are unsuccessful in ending their homelessness through participation in a Housing First program. Presenters will highlight the research, challenges, programs and supports for those who have had […] Read more...
7.2.2021
TABLE TALK with Juha Kaakinen: #1 Geoff Mulgan on Systemic Change
This is the first in a new series of freeform lunchtime discussions, featuring interesting people from different areas of expertise, to explore outside-the-box perspectives on the challenges facing the homeless sector. Inspired by the recent paper ‘Steering through capability: How governments can – and should – steer their societies’, this discussion will explore some of […] Read more...
4.2.2021
WEBINAR: Housing First and Influencing Policy
Part of an ongoing series co-hosted by the Ontario Housing First Regional Network Community of Interest (OHFRN‐COI) and the Housing First Europe Hub (the Hub), this session will provide examples from different countries on how to influence policies around elections at a local level. Date: Thursday, February 25, 2021 Time: 09:30 – 11:00 EST/15:30-17:00 CET Register for this webinar. Presenters Geoff […] Read more...
28.1.2021
WEBINAR: Peer work in Housing First
Liz Littler, Service Manager at the Housing First Consortium Glasgow, Allison Symonds, Social Worker and Peer Aid at Un Chez Soi d’Abord and Riikka Tuomi, Peer Support Worker and Mentor at Vva ry – No Fixed Abode, discussed the role of peer work in Housing First as well as sharing some insights into the challenges […] Read more...
20.11.2020
WEBINAR: Slices of P.I.E – Housing First practice in psychologically-informed environments
Ger Spillane, Regional Services Manager – Mid-West and South-West at Focus Ireland, Gary Neil, Assistant Director at Rock Trust, and Niall Keane, Services Manager at Focus Ireland discuss Housing First practice in the context of a psychological-informed environment (P.I.E), sharing insights from working with Housing First practitioners in Scotland and Ireland. This is the first […] Read more...
24.9.2020
WEBINAR: HF4Y Rock Trust Pilot Evaluation – International Perspectives
Kate Polson, CEO of Rock Trust, Lisa O’Brien, Project Leader for Focus Ireland, and Melanie Redman, Co-Founder, President & CEO of A Way Home/Vers Chez Soi discuss the realities of providing a successful Housing First for Youth service, including ensuring fidelity to #HF4Y core principles as well as working in collaboration with housing providers and […] Read more...
8.9.2020
WEBINAR: Applying research to reality: A transatlantic discussion
Tim Aubry, Professor at the School of Psychology at the University of Ottawa, Aurélie Tinland, Principal investigator – research on psychiatric advance directives at Aix-Marseille Université, and Freek Spinnewijn, Director of FEANTSA discuss how research and evidence for housing-led solutions to homelessness are applied to Housing First programmes and services in Canada, France, and across […] Read more...
30.6.2020
WEBINAR: New Alliances and Ambition for Housing First in Cities
Martine Chanal, Policy Officer for Strategy and Innovation at the Housing Department of Grand Lyon La Métropole (Lyon Metropolitan Authority), Manuel Hennin, Project Manager for Housing and Accommodation at DIHAL (Interministerial Delegation for Housing and Accommodation) and Manuel Domergue, Director of Research at the Fondation Abbé Pierre, discuss building fruitful alliances to support the upscaling […] Read more...
23.6.2020
WEBINAR: Engaging with the public health sector to avoid a return to ‘business as usual’
Mike Allen, Director of Advocacy and Research at Focus Ireland, Dr. Austin O’Carroll, Founder of Safetynet Ireland, and Dr, Clíona Ní Cheallaigh, Infectious Diseases and Internal Medicine Physician at St James’s Hospital, discuss on why housing is critical to public health and how engagement with the public health sector can lead to vastly improved outcomes […] Read more...
2.6.2020
WEBINAR: Advocating for housing-led solutions after COVID19
How do you turn emergency policy into long-term systems change? Join Matt Downie, Director of Policy and External Affairs at Crisis, and Tim Richter, President & CEO of the Canadian Alliance for Homelessness (CAEH), for an exciting transatlantic discussion, exploring effective ways to advocate for housing-led solutions to homelessness in the wake of COVID19. Watch […] Read more...
17.3.2020
18 March 2020 – Webinar: COVID-19 and Homelessness Services
Looking for helpful resources to help your organisation respond to COVID-19 and learn more about what’s happening in the sector? Register for Homeless Link’s webinar taking place tomorrow, which will provide participants with an overview of the current situation as homelessness services prepare and respond to COVID-19. Date: Wednesday, 18 March 2020 Time: 3.00pm-4.00pm (GMT) […] Read more...
10.11.2017
Webinar: Providing Housing First for Women
Friday, 17 November 2017 Online | 10:00am-11:00am Threshold provides a successful, gender-specific Housing First service Join this webinar to hear about their work. There is no charge to attend this webinar. What will this webinar discuss? Threshold provides a successful, gender-specific Housing First service for vulnerable women in Greater Manchester. Join this webinar to hear about […] Read more...
5.6.2017
Housing first in social housing – support for making it work – 16.6.2017
This session will feature four presentations about successful Housing First initiatives in social housing sectors across Europe. Starting us off will be Finland, a world leader in the reduction of homelessness using the Housing First methodology. Next, we will look at two cities: in Lyon, France, local authorities are working closely with social housing providers to […] Read more...
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9.5.2017
Changing Profiles of Homelessness: Implications for Services – Barcelona – 22 September 2017
Date: 22 September 2017 Theme: Changing Profiles of Homelessness: Implications for Services Location: University of Barcelona Draft conference programme Book of Abstracts Registration Read more...
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9.5.2017
Making Housing Work in Social Housing – International Festival of Social Housing – 16 June, afternoon – Amsterdam
Making Housing Work in Social Housing – International Festival of Social Housing Read more...
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9.5.2017
Housing First for Youth – Study Session in cooperation with FEANTSA Youth and the Council of Europe, Budapest, 12 – 16 June
Housing First for Youth – Study Session in cooperation with FEANTSA Youth and the Council of Europe, Budapest, 12 – 16 June. Read more...
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9.12.2016
Webinar: The Principles for Housing First in England
Free webinar organized by Homeless Link will introduce listeners to the principles for providing Housing First in England. Time: Tuesday, 13 December 2016, 14:00 – 15:00 GMT Registration: http://www.homeless.org.uk/events/online/hfe Read more...
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