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Katy Ridsdill-Smith Interview
Katy Ridsdill-Smith InterviewApril 3, 2023 10:24 amKaty Ridsdill-Smith is the Shelter Director of Greenwich Winter Night Shelter who were one of the winners of the 2022 London Homelessness Awards, winning £20,000. We asked her to tell us about life since the awards. What difference did winning the award make to the GWNS? Well, first of all it made a huge difference […]Read More
London Homelessness Award sees Deptford Reach helping more people in the community
London Homelessness Award sees Deptford Reach helping more people in the communityMarch 24, 2023 10:20 amAfter their win at the London Homelessness Awards in 2022, Deptford Reach have been able to expand their offering to support people in the community.Read More
A year in the life of the LHF / LSBU Post Graduate course
A year in the life of the LHF / LSBU Post Graduate courseFebruary 1, 2023 12:32 pmIt’s that time in the year when we start the application process for the LHF/LSBU Post Graduate Certificate in Leadership and Management (housing and homelessness). Course Director for LHF, Becky Rice, reflects on the coming months, as we begin the process of creating cohort 11… “This is the fourth time I’ll have recruited to the […]Read More
Alex Bax Interview
Alex Bax InterviewJanuary 12, 2023 9:03 amAlex Bax is the Chief Executive of Pathway, the winners of the 2022 London Homelessness Awards.  We asked him what it meant to his organisation and what their plans are for the future. Winning the award has been a huge validation for the team and has highlighted the wonderful work our Partnership teams do across […]Read More
Lucy Carew Interview
Lucy Carew InterviewNovember 7, 2022 11:37 amLucy Carew is a Clinical Nurse Specialist with the Camden Adult Pathway Partnership (CAPP) Team who have been specially commended in this years’ London Homelessness Awards.  The team specialise in providing healthcare for people experiencing homelessness who live across 21 sites in Camden, including hostels, shared houses, and women’s refuges, collectively known as the ‘Adult […]Read More
Danielle Williams Interview
Danielle Williams InterviewNovember 4, 2022 12:00 pmPathway were recently announced as the first prize winner of the London Homelessness Awards 2022.  We asked one of the team members at St George’s Hospital to tell us a bit more about what they do. Hi, and thanks for talking to us. Who are you and what is your role? I’m Danielle Williams, a […]Read More
Atlas Data Collection
Atlas Data CollectionNovember 2, 2022 12:57 pmWe are now in the busy data collection and analysis phase of the cycle in the Atlas year.   Local Authorities and service delivery organisations will soon be asked to update and add to the data for their area or services. Becky Rice, LHF Atlas project manager explains more about how it all works… Our mini, […]Read More
London Network of Nurses and Midwives Homelessness Group on Self-Neglect
London Network of Nurses and Midwives Homelessness Group on Self-NeglectOctober 26, 2022 8:54 am  London Housing Foundation support the excellent work of the London Network of Nurses and Midwives in Homelessness Group. They recently published a report on their 2022 conference, and we asked Samantha Dorney-Smith, the secretary of the Group, to tell us more about what the report found. Many rough sleepers and people experiencing homelessness that […]Read More