On Monday 9th May we had our third Leeds Women’s Homelessness and Housing Frontline Network meeting and it was an incredible turn out of practitioners and front-line workers from all over Leeds! We had some brilliant discussions, and it was so wonderful to come away with key practical changes to make in the work we … Continue reading Front Line Network Meeting #3
On 15th November the first Leeds Women’s Homelessness and Housing Frontline Network Meeting took place. After months of preparation it was so great to see so many frontline workers from across such a wide range of services taking time out their busy schedules to join us. The meeting was facilitated by Cat Tottie (Influencing Change … Continue reading Leeds Women’s Homelessness and Housing Frontline Network: Meeting #1
#WorkingBetterTogether19 Improving our responses to the exploitation of children and young people Following the success of our first ever conference ‘Making Justice Work’ back in 2017, we are really excited to announce that we are hosting our second conference – ‘#WorkingBetterTogether19’ – on 19th September! The aim of the conference is to address the continuing … Continue reading #WorkingBetterTogether19 Conference
Today is International Homeless Day and we’d like to shine a light on some of our most challenging but highly innovative work , a partnership with Turning Lives Around and Basis Yorkshire – providing Housing First for female sexworkers with multiple complex needs in Leeds funded by the Tudor Trust. Homelessness is becoming more and … Continue reading World Homeless Day 2018
Let me start with that title. I’ve changed the BBCs title (A year in the Red Light Zone). And changed it for good reason. An area that has had huge improvements in sex worker safety is misrepresented by that title. It’s a tabloid headline for a reality TV show that has caused infinite damage and … Continue reading One year of ….a compassionate and progressive approach to sex work