James Cross

Launching Glasgow

Street Support Glasgow launched on January 21st!  Simon Community Scotland have loved working alongside Street Support Network to coordinate the rollout of Street Support Glasgow, which is such a simple yet vital tool for the city of Glasgow. There has been a real excitement about launching Street Support in Glasgow when introducing it to partner […]

Homeless Link Spring Conference: Accommodation Solutions

Homeless Link Spring Conference: Accommodation Solutions Homeless Link are the national membership charity for organisations working directly with people who become homeless in England. In March Homeless Link are hosting their Spring Conference in Birmingham. This will be an in-person event and a great opportunity to network with other organisations and charities within the homeless […]

Ladies’ Fashion Show and Pop Up Shop Fundraiser

Ladies’ Fashion Show and Pop Up Shop Fundraiser  Top Church Training are a registered charity based in Brierley Hill whose overall focus is to support personal development, improve employment prospects, provide practical help through difficult times and offer a gateway through which people can become more involved in community life. In March, Top Church Training, […]

Train-the-Trainer Offer

“Violence Against Women and Girls: Cause and Consequence of Women’s Homelessness” Train-the-Trainer Offer: RSVP in conjunction with Birmingham Community Safety Partnership are offering agencies the opportunity to attend ‘Train-the-Trainerr’ sessions for the training ‘Violence Against Women and Girls: Cause and Consequence of Women’s Homelessness’. This will be an opportunity for staff to develop their knowledge […]

Appeal for Volunteers at Provision House

Provision House (formerly known as Loaves ‘N’ Fishes) is a Christian charity based in the West Midlands who are committed to the relief of poverty and all its effects on the people of Sandwell, Dudley and the wider Black Country. During the past month, a new cohort of students began their training programme to help […]

Homelessness HUBS available in Birmingham

Did you know that as part of Birmingham City’s approach to ending homelessness, there are four commissioned services aimed at specific groups of people to provide specialised advice and support? Homelessness HUBS are available for young people aged 16-25 adults over the age of 25 women fleeing domestic violence and adults aged 18+ leaving custodial […]

Crisis Comedy night raises over £10k in Birmingham Homelessness Charity Event

Some of the biggest names in comedy and light entertainment converged on Birmingham’s Glee Club in January to help raise money for Crisis UK at their annual Crisis At Christmas Comedy night. The Crisis at Christmas comedy night at the Glee in Birmingham is an annual event coordinated by Uzma Shaheen, West Midlands Regional Fundraising […]

Free training opportunities for Dudley residents

Free training opportunities for Dudley residents Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council Adult and Community Learning service, in partnership with West Midlands Combined Authority have launched three new free Digital Skills training for adult residents in the Dudley locality. The Adult and Community Learning service provides learning opportunities for adults and families in the Dudley borough. If […]

Tappin’ In Jan 2022

Learn to tap dance and be part of a tap dancing world record attempt – no experience necessary about Tappin’ In Tappin’ In is a project happening across the West Midlands during spring-summer 2022, as part of Birmingham International Dance Festival and the Birmingham 2022 Festival. We’re inviting people to come together weekly between February […]

Street Support Network Greater Manchester launch new ‘Advice for Families’

At the start of 2020, emphasis focused on people sleeping rough in Greater Manchester prompted us to look at how homelessness affects families. The Shared Health Foundation Gold Standard report estimated: 2,742 children were living in temporary accommodation in Greater Manchester; Two years is considered an average ‘temporary’ placement; The number of homeless families in […]