News and Updates
January 9, 2020
What Works Community pilot: exploring design methods
We believe that by combining the heart and the head we can turn good intentions into lasting impact. To help our team of LAs to innovate and achieve breakthrough results, the programme of our What Works Community pilot includes combining innovative data practices with person-centred approaches to systems design.
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December 30, 2019
The CHI team share their highlights of 2019
The end of the year is a time for reflection. Here the team share their highlights of the last 12 months and to look ahead at what’s to come in 2020.
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December 16, 2019
CHI announces Guillermo Rodríguez as its new Head of Evidence and Data
Dr Ligia Teixeira, Chief Executive of the Centre for Homelessness Impact (CHI) has announced the appointment of Guillermo Rodríguez as CHI’s new Head of Data and Evidence.
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December 11, 2019
What Works Community pilot: understanding and using data
Day one of our first WWC residential focused on building capacity for data and its use among our pilot teams, from gathering and inventorying data, to identifying and addressing issues with data quality.
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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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