Download presentations and watch recordings from our national and regional workshops.
Preventing Evictions into Homelessness Workshop
24 March 2021
A virtual workshop focusing on Homes for Cathy commitment #4, exploring how members can prevent evictions into homelessness. Our three speakers included Jennie Bibbings of Shelter Cymru on the charity’s newly published research in this area, Sue Dickinson, Business Improvement Facilitator at Wales & West Housing, on how they achieved just one eviction last year from 20,000 residents and Simon Young, Head of Landlord Services at South Yorkshire Housing Association, on how a cultural shift has helped them drive down evictions to single figures.
South & South West Region Housing & Homelessness Worskhop
4 February 2021
An online working hosted by Homes for Cathy member BCHA united housing associations, local authorities and charities from across the South and South West to explore a joined up approach to ending homelessness and meeting the challenges of the Homes for Cathy commitments, including meeting the needs of vulnerable tenant groups. Attendees heard from Gary Wallace, public health specialist at the Plymouth Alliance; Judith Vickress of the Domestic Abuse Housing Alliance; and Faye Greaves of the Centre for Homelessness Impact.
Build More Social Homes Workshop
17 December 2020
Polly Neate, CEO of homelessness charity Shelter, gave an insight into Shelter’s ‘Building Our Way Out’ report, which sets out recommendations for how the government can kick-start the economy, create jobs and level up housing inequality by building more decent social rented homes that people on low incomes can afford.
Eastern Region Seminar
17 November 2020
An online seminar hosted by Homes for Cathy member Broadland Housing highlighted the importance of a home to break the cycle of reoffending.
North West regional workshop supported by Riverside
5 March 2020
Carol Matthews CEO of Riverside discussed the partnership approached to tackling homelessness and Jacque Allen from Wythenshawe Community Housing Group focused on the homelessness picture in Greater Manchester.