On Tuesday 26 July, representatives from across Scottish Government joined Homeless Network Scotland to discover and define what a practical, joined up system response should look like for people facing severe and multiple disadvantage – people having a really tough time. We were excited to meet colleagues from across the…
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Winter vaccination programme for people experiencing homelessness
Public Health Scotland selected organisations to take part in an explorative session on the 21st of July 2022. Derek Holliday, Involvement Lead with Homeless Network Scotland, provides an outline of the session. Last week Public Health Scotland held an event with housing and homelessness organisations to consult on how to…
Home for 10 – Scotland’s Annual Homelessness Conference
After such a momentous period, it is our special pleasure to host Scotland’s annual homelessness conference and to warmly invite you to join us on 4 October 2022 at the waterfront Crowne Plaza, Glasgow. A day of inspring speakers, focused breakout sessions – plenty of debate and discussion, and hopefully…
Learning from European Peers
by Michelle Major, Homeless Network Scotland The Housing First Europe Hub can help organisations, governments, housing providers, and professionals to organize information sessions and training for a wide range of audiences. Within this offer is the annual education programme for Housing First trainers, designed for trainers who want to specialise…
Everyone Home respond to Consultation on Temporary Accommodation Standards
In October 2021, the Scottish Government established a working group to help produce a new standards framework for temporary accommodation in Scotland. In June 2022, the group published a comprehensive draft framework to consult with wider stakeholders. This is the response from the Everyone Home Collective to the working group’s…