New Trustee brings extensive housing knowledge to Commonweal’s Board
Commonweal Housing has recruited experienced researcher Dr. Elanor Warwick to its Board of Trustees. Dr. Warwick joins the Commonweal Board as the Head of Strategic, Policy Evidence and Research at Clarion Housing Group, England’s largest housing association. Warwick undertakes relevant housing research and policy guidance on a range of housing issues including welfare reform, affordability,…
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Move on Up and Young Carers Action Day 2023
Lois Gallagher, Move on Up Housing and Support Manager, reflects on the theme for this year’s young carers action day: ‘make time for young carers’. Move on Up is a property-based pilot project, in partnership with Quaker Social Action and Commonweal Housing, providing housing alongside empathetic and specialist support for young adult carers. This blog was originally…
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Homes for Ukraine one year on: scheme can be the foundation for better conditions for all migrants
Homes for Ukraine (HfU), the Government’s hosting scheme developed in response to protecting those fleeing the war in Ukraine, could be used as a basis for similar schemes for a wider range of nationalities. According to the findings of a new study, the centrally developed scheme has been largely successful and has shown that hosting…
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We want to be part of the conversation
Felix Stochaj, Artist and Specialist Youth Worker at Project Future, explores how creative projects and art can provide innovative therapy for young people fleeing homelessness, violence and crime. “You don’t know what it’s really like unless you have been there”. This is the experience of young people accessing housing services after fleeing violence and crime. …
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A united sector must fight the hardwired immigration injustice
Sue Lukes from MigrationWork was in the team that evaluated our NRPF Project, and wrote this call to action on migrant destitution based on research by MigrationWork colleagues Elizabeth Balgobin and Alexandra Bulat. All of us, housing providers, charities, advisers, local authorities and those we serve, struggle to understand and to deal with the intertwined…
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Young people share their experiences of homelessness after fleeing violence and crime through art
Commonweal Housing recently held a Celebration of Partnerships event, showcasing a powerful and thought-provoking art display depicting young people’s experience of homelessness after fleeing violence and crime. The exhibition “Tackling Youth Homelessness in London, Together” was designed by young people accessing Gateway, a specialist enhanced liaison and diversion (L&D) service launched by the Barnet, Enfield,…
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