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Changing Perceptions & Homeless First Aid: A Homeless Housing Options Blog
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...
Homeless Housing Options launches new “Homeless First Aid” programme
Homeless Housing Options are launching their new “Homeless First Aid” programme – tailored, free sessions for charities to equip them with the skills and knowledge they need to identify potential homelessness in their service users. As a third sector organisation, you...
Disabled people are struggling more than ever to access housing – Olivia Lindsay for Inside Housing
Head of Casework Services, Olivia Lindsay, writes for Inside Housing With 2022 marking the 25th Anniversary of Housing Options Scotland, it seems a natural time to reflect upon the ways the organisation has evolved to support disabled and older people across Scotland....
Supporting a tenant with a hoarding disorder – HOS Helps
Supporting a tenant with a hoarding disorder - HOS Helps HOS Helps Development Worker Tessa Law writes about her latest casework, supporting a hoarding tenant at Almond Housing Association Jackie* was referred to HOS Helps because she was struggling to cope. On...
Need To Know Basis: A Homeless Housing Options Blog
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...
Veterans Homelessness Prevention Pathway – an interview with Tony Carruthers
Tony Carruthers is our Military Matters Associate. He was recently involved in producing the Homelessness Prevention Pathway report for veterans, which was formally launched at the Scottish Parliament Cross Party Group on the Armed Forces and Veterans Community in...
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