by Niall Bakewell | Aug 8, 2022 | News
Groups, including the Regional Service User Network, Extern, Homeless Connect and the Welcome Organisation met with Belfast Lord Mayor Tina Black on Tuesday 2nd August 2022 to discuss the extreme pressures they are currently facing on the frontline, and to jointly...
by Niall Bakewell | Jul 26, 2022 | Events, Frontline Network, Uncategorized
On 28 and 30 June 2022 Homeless Connect delivered seminars about the Cost Of Living Crisis on behalf of the St Martin in the Field Frontline Network. We managed to capture some of our speakers just before the Belfast event: Kirsten Hewitt – Director of...
by Niall Bakewell | Jul 26, 2022 | Homeless Connect Visits to Frontline Service Providers, News
On Tuesday 18 July, we had the opportunity to visit Extern’s Ormeau Centre on Waring Street in Belfast. We were greeted by John Muldoon, the housing and harm reduction co-ordinator at the centre. John has worked in the Ormeau Centre for eight years. In our...
by Niall Bakewell | Jul 7, 2022 | Frontline Network, News
At the end of June 2022 Homeless Connect hosted two fully booked Frontline Network seminars on the cost of living crisis. At the Guildhall in Derry/Londonderry, and at NICVA in Belfast, panels of expert speakers delivered keynote presentations to audiences of...
by Niall Bakewell | May 4, 2022 | Assembly Election 2022, Homeless Connect Manifesto
In the run-up to the Assembly election coming on Thursday May 5, Homeless Connect developed a manifesto to take to political parties putting forward candidates. We worked with our members and our policy forum to develop the manifesto. It includes ten policy proposals...
