News and Updates
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November 22, 2019
What Works Community pilot: our first Residential
The objective of our first What Works Community pilot residential was to give participating LAs data and design skills to take to work on executing their challenge on the private rented sector. In this post, we explore what happened and share next steps.
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November 15, 2019
What Works Community: getting to know Southend-On-Sea
On Oct 7th we met with leaders and staff working across Southend-On-Sea Borough Council for our second What Works Community pilot kick off. We got to know them and gained an understanding of local housing and homelessness challenges and opportunities. This post explores what we heard.
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November 12, 2019
The Cabinet Office’s Sophie Catlin reflects on her year-long secondment with CHI
For the last 12 months, CHI has been lucky enough to have Sophie Catlin as part of the team, working as Head of Business Development on a year-long secondment from the Cabinet Office. Here, she reflects on her time as she leaves us to return to government.
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November 7, 2019
What Works Community: getting to know Pembrokeshire County Council
On 10 October Pembrokeshire County Council welcomed CHI to their offices to kick off their engagement with the What Works Community pilot. We got to know the people we will be working closely with over the coming months and learnt more about the local homelessness context.
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October 25, 2019
CHI announces Faye Greaves as new Head of Practice, Policy and Development
Dr Ligia Teixeira, Chief Executive of the Centre for Homelessness Impact (CHI) has announced the appointment of Faye Greaves as CHI’s new Head of Practice, Policy and Development.
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October 22, 2019
What Works Community pilot: getting to know East Ayrshire Council
On 3rd October we met with leaders and staff working across East Ayrshire Council and local third sector organisations for our first What Works Community kick off. We got to know them, gaining an understanding of local housing and homelessness challenges and opportunities. This post explores what we heard.
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October 15, 2019
Dr Lígia Teixeira has been conferred the award of Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences
Professor Joanna Richardson and our CEO Dr Lígia Teixeira have been conferred the award of Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences following nomination by the Housing Studies Association. This award recognises individuals’ contribution to the use of social science for public benefit.
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October 3, 2019
Launching our What Works Community pilot designed to help Local Authorities
As a first step towards building a community of practice, we have invited three councils to take part in our What Works Community pilot designed to build their capacity for the use of evidence and data to see more sustainable reductions in homelessness.
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