Please see below an update from Molly Bishop at GMCA following yesterday’s announcements. Further updates to follow from GMHAN… Yesterday, a Greater Manchester Homelessness Covid-19 Response Strategy was agreed by the Greater Manchester Covid-19 Emergency Committee. This details our immediate response for Group A, who are deemed to be most at risk. Group A are: Currently […]
We’d like to start by saying a massive thank you to everyone who is doing such fantastic and essential work across Greater Manchester to support people who are homeless. We appreciate that the central co-ordination is not able to meet immediate needs and that it is a really difficult situation. As well as the urgent response it […]
We hope you are all staying physically and mentally well in this difficult time. Please see below for… GMHAN response collaboration calls being hosted tomorrow Latest key information from the GMCA concerning the Covid Response Sources of location based information through Street Support Network GMHAN Response Collaboration Calls As a network, we need to urgently collaborate on our response to […]
Please refer to your Local Authority first and foremost for the latest guidance and advice for your operations. The Greater Manchester information below is to support local responses. The information will keep changing on a daily basis, so we will be sending out regular updates – please encourage people in the sector to sign up […]
Written by Robbie Cowbury – Campaigns Manager, Riverside As is now well established, rough sleeping is the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the current crisis. The latest ‘Homelessness Monitor’ published by Crisis suggests that the number of people who are ‘core homeless’ (that is, rough sleeping, sofa surfing, in hostels or other […]
We wanted to share two videos on addiction. The first we found so simple and clear. The second, simple again, yet moving. Addiction specialist and author Gabor Maté says dealing with past trauma may be the key to breaking addiction. He says: “Addiction is not a choice anybody makes, it’s a response to emotional pain.” […]
Manchester sets MINIMUM ACCEPTABLE STANDARDS for emergency accommodation for people sleeping rough On Friday 30th August organisations from across Manchester came together to launch Manchester’s Emergency Accommodation Minimum Standards. The launch marks the outcome of months of significant collaborative efforts of the groups and individuals who collectively form The Manchester Homelessness Partnership. The minimum standards […]
“By giving a just a little you could help a lot” That’s the message behind Real Change Oldham, an initiative aimed at supporting some of the most vulnerable people in Oldham who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless. Real Change does this by combining donations from the public to buy practical items that […]
A Bed Every Night. Greater Manchester 2018/2019 Many thanks from the ABEN Steering Group. A Bed Every Night was not without problems, but the successes far outweighed any misgivings or hiccups along the way. So many people were inside and supported throughout winter, many of whom have now moved on to permanent accommodation and a […]
A Bed Every Night. How did it go and what happens next? Greater Manchester Homelessness Action Network April 3rd 2019 The Greater Manchester Homelessness Action Network is a collaboration of organisations, charities, the public and private sectors, businesses, faith networks and individuals in Greater Manchester working together with one aim of ending homelessness in Greater […]
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