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At-a-glance evidence of what works to end homelessness
Summaries of existing research into how to relieve and prevent homelessness are to be published in a series of short papers by the Centre for Homelessness Impact.
Ending homelessness must be central to 'levelling up'
Dame Julia Unwin says economic recovery and investing in 'disadvantaged' communities is doomed to fail unless it addresses homelessness
Common barriers to innovative and experimental policymaking in Local Authorities
As we wrap up the second round of our What Works Community programme, we reflect on three problems that crop up time and again.
Building a ‘what works’ movement to end homelessness for good
New partnership between Comic Relief and CHI will scale up capacity for evidence-led change.
Using evidence to analyse and improve impact
How the homelessness charity Reconnect UK rethought its strategy thanks to one of our evidence surgeries
Radical collaboration to achieve lasting change
Consultant and strategist Lizzie Hodgson offered some inspiration to our What Works Community cohort as we wrapped up the first full year of the programme
2020 - A year unlike any other, but what have we learnt?
As 2021 approaches, the CHI team reflects on what this year has taught us.
Research Network meeting: July 2020
Read more about July's Homelessness Research Network meeting
Research Network meeting: September 2020
Read more about September's Homelessness Research Network meeting
Research Network meeting: November 2020
Read more about November's Homelessness Research Network meeting
What Works Community: Wrapping up the pilot year
As the year and our first What Works Community pilot comes to an end, we take time to reflect on our pilot journey alongside our local authority partners from East Ayrshire, Pembrokeshire, and Southend-on-Sea.
Impact Festival 2020 Highlights
In this blog post our Lived Experiences Specialist, Hannah Green, picks out the teams personal highlights along with the key take-home messages
Local Authorities invited to improve their homelessness services using data and evidence
The Centre for Homelessness Impact is recruiting local authorities to join their What Works Community: Local Government initiative which will focus on evidence-led methods of ending and preventing homelessness.