Past & Future Events
Learn about ‘what works’ at our events
Explore our upcoming and past events that unite experts, people with lived experience, and practitioners in our shared mission to end homelessness. At these events we look at the latest research and innovative ideas, and exchange insights and experiences that can inspire positive change.
We hold regular events throughout the year that support our ongoing work, and we invite you to join these gatherings or watch the recordings on this page to find out what was discussed at previous events. Our flagship event is the biannual Impact Forum, which is an exciting opportunity to connect with like-minded individuals and engage in discussion that can inspire meaningful impact.
Upcoming Event
Research Network: July
July 15, 2025
Join us online (10-11:30am) for the next Research Network where we'll be discussing health disparities and inequalities for people experiencing homelessness.
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Upcoming Event
Impact Forum: Delivering the prevention turn
September 25, 2025
The government's first-ever homelessness strategy for England arrives this autumn – and with it, the real work begins. The backdrop couldn't be more worrying: a rising tide of homelessness in the UK, despite spending more than a decade ago. This trend persists because the homelessness system, while vital, is only a small piece of the solution. This reality underscores the urgent need for a whole-government, whole-society approach to stop and reverse the crisis. The new strategy must serve as a blueprint for proactive prevention, aiming to make homelessness rare, brief, and non-recurring. Yet, translating this vision into widespread reality demands new tools, fresh strategies, and significant investment from every corner of society, challenging current approaches.
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Impact Forum Events
Impact Forum: Online 2022 - Day one opening remarks
Dr Lígia Teixeira, CEO, Centre for Homelessness Impact, shares her opening remarks on day one of the Impact Forum: Online
Watch now ↗Birmingham Impact Forum 2022: Homelessness in the West Midlands - what does the future hold?
A brief speech from Andy Street, Mayor of the West Midlands, followed by questions from Chloe Deakin, Birmingham local and producer with a passion for community
Watch now ↗Birmingham Impact Forum 2022: Jon Fuller
Watch Jon Fuller perform at the 2022 Birmingham Impact Forum.
Watch now ↗Birmingham Impact Forum 2022: Choir with No Name
Watch the Choir with no Name close the 2022 Birmingham Impact Forum with some singing.
Watch now ↗Birmingham Impact Forum 2022: Closing remarks
Dr Lígia Teixeira, CEO, Centre for Homelessness Impact, shares her closing remarks for the day.
Watch now ↗Birmingham Impact Forum 2022: Race and homelessness - Addressing disparities
In our efforts to end homelessness for good, how can we do things differently so that everyone is on equal footing? What can we learn from race- and culturally-specific solutions to tackle homelessness in the US and Canada? Amanda Misiko Andere, CEO, Funders Together (Chair), Joy Moses, Director of the Homeless Research Institute at the National Alliance to End Homelessness, Joyce Juma-Phiri, CEO of Fair Trade Scotland, Gabriel Imevbore, Lived Experience Expert and Trustee for YMCA Heart of England explore this topic at the 2022 Birmingham Impact Forum.
Watch now ↗Birmingham Impact Forum 2022: A choir with no name
Watch a performance from the Choir with No Name, who have been successfully running choirs and building joyful communities with homeless and marginalised people since 2008.
Watch now ↗Birmingham Impact Forum 2022: Prison discharge - Unlocking services for people leaving prison
In this session we will explore how we can ensure people leaving prison have both safe accommodation and immediate access to services, and what role this plays in reducing reoffending. Rosie Reynolds, Practice and Partnerships Lead at Centre for Homelessness Impact (Chair),Dalton Harrison, Trans and prisoner rights activist, poet with lived experience, Paula Harriott at Prison Reform Trust, Lorna Griffiths, Pre-Release Coordinator, The Nelson Trust, explore this topic at the 2022 Birmingham Impact Forum.
Watch now ↗Catch Up On Past Events
Smarter investments to end homelessness: what works?
Watch the panel discussion we hosted with Pro Bono Economics about how to capture the impact of interventions to end homelessness.
Watch now ↗Are we on track to end rough sleeping in England by 2024?
A panel discussion with Sense About Science, featuring Bob Blackman MP, Michelle Binfield, Jim Crawshaw, Karen Buck MP and Dr Ligia Teixeira
Watch now ↗Standards of evidence
At this event, held in partnership with the Alliance for Useful Evidence, we discussed standards of evidence in homelessness and asked participants which barriers and facilitators to evidence production and use they encounter in their work.
Watch now ↗Better data, better results
This video was taken at the last meeting of the advisory group for our options appraisal on a new national data and monitoring system for street homelessness for the Scottish Government.
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