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The Homewards Locations

The Royal Foundation has selected six flagship locations across the UK to form Coalitions of committed organisations and people from their public, private and voluntary sectors all committed to the shared mission of demonstrating it is possible to end homelessness.

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Each of the six locations has created a Local Action Plan

These Local Action Plans detail the support that will be given to groups of people who are experiencing, or at risk of, homelessness in that area.

Each Local Action Plan will also set out where new groundwork will need to be laid to prevent homelessness. Encompassing a wide range of solutions – from housing to data to employment – the aim of the Local Action Plans is to make the prevention of homelessness ‘business as usual’.

 

Supported by the Homewards Partnership

An unprecedented network of individuals and organisations, including top experts, and leading homelessness organisations, brought together by The Royal Foundation, have supported the Coalitions to develop the Local Action Plans. The Homewards Partnership will continue to support the organisations in the locations to deliver the Local Action Plans, galvanising national and international momentum.

 

 

Reviewed every six months

To reflect on progress and capture new opportunities, the Local Action Plans will be reviewed every six months. The activities in the Local Action Plans vary from testing new pilots that could be scaled, to fundamentally changing how people in their location work together to prevent homelessness. These are ambitious plans and we may find some elements need to be adjusted or updated as time goes on.

Work may get completed and new ambitions set, or conditions beyond the Coalitions’ control might change which fundamentally impact delivery of some activity. These plans are therefore agile documents, growing with our Coalitions to ensure they remain focused on working to deliver tangible change and maximum impact towards the shared mission of demonstrating it is possible to end homelessness – making it rare, brief and unrepeated.

“By demonstrating what is working to prevent homelessness with these groups and across these key areas, Homewards will demonstrate it is possible to end homelessness, together.”

– Homewards National Expert Panel

With support from The Royal Foundation

All the flagship locations have identified the below as the areas where
The Royal Foundation, through Homewards, can give the most valuable support, to help the Coalitions demonstrate that it is possible to end homelessness.

  • Additional Capacity

    Homewards has provided each flagship location with a Local Delivery Lead, alongside project management and administrative support, to help drive the work forward and help the location to reach its goals.

  • Seed Funding

    We have set up the Homewards Fund, which provides up to £500,000 in seed funding to support the delivery of each Local Action Plan.

  • Expertise

    Homewards has convened the Homewards Partnership, which includes national businesses, global experts, leading sector organisations and many more.

  • Changing the Narrative

    Homewards will be leading on national campaigns, communications moments, and events to help drive conversation that will improve understanding of homelessness, encourage empathy towards those who experience it, and inspire optimism it can be ended.

  • Evaluation and Learning

    Homewards is working with a research partner to evaluate success, demonstrate what is working and help inspire other areas of the UK and beyond.

  • Homes

    Homewards is working with leading organisations in the sector, to help our flagship locations understand the types of homes they need – and to bring together the people and organisations that can deliver them.

  • Funding and Finance

    Using the convening power and platform of The Royal Foundation, Homewards will help the flagship locations to secure new sources of funding and investment.

  • Employment

    Homewards will deploy the convening power and platform of The Royal Foundation to bring together employers at both local and national level to unlock new or improved pathways to employment and training opportunities.

  • Data

    Homewards will convene experts to help the flagship locations improve the way they use the data that is stored with partners across the locations. Bringing together that different information will help the Coalitions to understand who is at risk of homelessness and when – and to understand what services are proving the most effective.

  • Early Intervention

    Homewards is focused on prevention. To help the flagship locations pivot their approach to this, we will support them to test and deliver ideas that help people at the earliest point possible. Homewards will then look to show how other locations can deploy the approaches that are successful.

Explore how The Royal Foundation has supported the programme so far

Creating more job opportunities for people with lived experience or at risk of homelessness

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Helping to prevent family homelessness with private landlords

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Blue Light Card welcomes the homelessness workforce to its community

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Working with retailers to help to sustain tenancies

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“Homewards has the right approach. They have brought a range of new players to the table, to focus minds on what it takes to prevent homelessness from happening in the first place. It has been exciting – and unprecedented – to see these six Coalitions come together to focus on delivering on that goal”

– Matt Downie, CEO, Crisis