Aug 4, 2022 | Homeless Housing Options
After a recent heatwave, my thermometer has finally settled back into the 20s when I sit down to speak to Pedro from his desk location in Perth and Kinross. Normally based in Glasgow, where he’s called home for the last decade, he’s no stranger to other parts of...
Apr 26, 2022 | Homeless Housing Options
We are delighted to present our “Homeless Housing Options – A Year in Review” retrospective. Our first year of the project has been a steep but extremely rewarding learning curve. The above video is a look back at the work we have been doing to support disabled...
Apr 6, 2022 | Homeless Housing Options
Last week, the Homeless Housing Options team attended their first in person event since the project began – Housing First Scotland’s Annual Conference. Housing First seeks to bypass emergency and temporary accommodation, and ensure that people facing...
Mar 30, 2022 | Homeless Housing Options
As the Homeless Housing Options project enters it’s second year, we are continually looking at new ways to change perceptions about homelessness. One of our key areas of focus is so called “hidden homelessness”. The vast majority of our clients as part of this project...
Feb 18, 2022 | Homeless Housing Options
For the second of my Homeless Housing Options blogs, I thought about my experience in working with clients, and why we ask our clients for the information we do. Before I became the Engagement Coordinator for the Homeless Housing Options project, I was once our first...
Jan 25, 2022 | Homeless Housing Options
Hello! My name is Pedro Cameron. I have been working for HOS for 5 years now in a variety of roles, and in June last year, I took up this new role with the Homeless Housing Options project. I’m going to be using this space to write about different aspects of...