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We support staff and volunteers in a range of ways including training, practical workshops, networking and shared learning opportunities.
We support the sector with events where members can come together and learn from others’ experience, as well as hosting events designed to educate more people about the issues surrounding homelessness in Northern Ireland.
The Northern Ireland Frontline Network are hosting an online interactive training session for frontline workers that will provide a structured step by step process to tackle all types of hoarding. Aim This course will provide a good understanding of the difference between hoarding and extreme clutter (both can look the same) and the reasons why […]
On Monday 24 April, the Northern Ireland Frontline Network will be holding a meetup for frontline staff in the homelessness sector in Belfast City Centre. We are delighted to be welcoming Rachel Marshall, the Policy and Best Practice Manager for the Frontline Network, to Belfast. She will give a short presentation on the results of […]
People experiencing homelessness often have face challenges around mental and psychological wellbeing. Services take a wide range of approaches to support people struggling with these challenges. One approach which services have adopted is to seek to make their service a ‘Psychologically Informed Environment’ (PIE). A PIE service considers the psychological make-up – the thinking, emotions, personalities […]
A challenging aspect of working in homelessness can be knowing how to handle conversations with people who are facing major difficulties in their lives, including with those facing the end of life. Talking with others helps to ease feelings of being overwhelmed, social isolation and loneliness. However, these conversations can take a toll on the […]
A challenging aspect of working in homelessness can be knowing how to handle conversations with people who are facing major difficulties in their lives, including with those facing the end of life. Talking with others helps to ease feelings of being overwhelmed, social isolation and loneliness. However, these conversations can take a toll on the […]
The Advance Care Planning workshop provides an introduction to the Advance Care Planning Policy for Northern Ireland. It provides practical guidance on how to ensure care preferences are known in the event that a person loses their capacity to communicate for themselves. With clinical input from Foyle Hospice expertise, this session will help support professionals to hold members of their community in a sacred place that enables tender conversations about advanced illness and end of life care.
At the start of Homelessness Awareness Week, the North Down Community Network will launch a podcast focusing on housing and homelessness as well as the local support available. Housing Executive CEO Grainia Long will be taking part. When is it launching? Monday 4th December. Where can I download the podcast? The podcast will be available […]
During Homelessness Awareness Week, the NI Youth Forum will be running a social media campaign. This awareness raising campaign will highlight the issues young people are facing, positive project work and uplifting stories from young people about their personal journeys. Though the tide is against them, NIYF seek to promote youth voice and celebrate young […]
During Homelessness Awareness Week, North West Methodist Mission are holding an information day where members of the public can meet staff and find out more about the work of the Mission. Staff at the Mission would love for folks to stop by for brunch and a chat! Where is the Information Day happening? Guildhall Square, […]
On Monday 4 December, the All Party Group on Homelessness will be holding an event to mark Homelessness Awareness Week 2023. The event will focus on what this society needs to do if we are to turn the tide on the rising levels of homelessness in NI. There will be contributions from the Chief Commissioner […]
For Homelessness Awareness Week, Ark and the Community Arts Partnership present a discussion on EXIT, Expressive Arts in Transition, a transformative program that combines stress management and creative therapy to empower families experiencing homelessness. EXIT's innovative techniques have been successful in Europe and the USA, and this programme will have its debut on the island […]
As part of Homelessness Awareness Week, Habitat for Humanity Ireland are holding a ‘House to Home – Anchoring Tenancies’ breakfast event where you will be able hear more about this programme and its direct impact on the day to day lives of individuals moving on from homelessness. When is it? When: Tuesday 5th December from […]
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