Blue Light Card, the nation’s leading discount provider for the emergency services, NHS, social care sector and armed forces, announced today that it is welcoming the homelessness workforce into its community. Today’s announcement is the result of a new partnership between Blue Light Card and Homewards, a five-year programme created…
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Breaking down barriers to support for people at the hard edges will create a more equal Scotland
No Wrong Door Scotland partnership launched to create a blueprint for joined-up services that address multiple disadvantage A major new test of change has been launched to explore how to break down barriers to support faced by tens of thousands of people in Scotland who face multiple disadvantages – with…
Hostile immigration policies ‘virtually guaranteeing’ destitution and homelessness for thousands living long-term in Scotland
Thousands of people in Scotland, including long-standing members of communities, are being forced into extreme poverty and homelessness by hostile UK immigration policy, a new report has revealed. The research includes a survey of those accessing crisis support from Fair Way Scotland, a partnership of third sector organisations helping to…
8 calls from the frontline of the housing emergency
What does the national housing emergency look like on the ground? How is it affecting people at risk of homelessness and the staff trying to support them? What’s getting in the way of improving things and what’s going well despite the pressures? Earlier this year the All in for Change…
Sponsor or exhibit at Scotland’s annual homelessness conference
Spread your message by sponsoring or exhibiting at this year’s 2-day homelessness conference, the sector’s largest annual gathering. Reach thousands of homelessness, housing and health and social care professionals in the build-up, and hundreds of delegates over both days. This year the conference theme is Right Here, Right Now –…