Housing as a social right was at the centre of a passionate case for human rights made by Baroness Shami Chakrabarti at TAI. The Labour peer and former head of Liberty said that it was a matter of choosing sides:… Read more »
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Why Housing First works
All eyes are on Finland when it comes to homelessness and a fascinating session on day two of TAI showed exactly why. Thanks to its Housing First approach, Finland is close to ending street homelessness and a recent EU-wide study… Read more »
Eight takeaway tips: content is king, video is prince
Ben Black reports from TAI 2017 on Matt Dicks session on effective communications and tips for a great content strategy. Matt is director of CIH Cymru, the session took place at their annual conference. Matt Dicks, director of CIH Cymru,… Read more »
Crisis: new to Wales and fighting homelessness
Ben Black reports on meeting Crisis, the homelessness charity, at TAI 2017, CIH Cymru’s annual conference. A homelessness charity who have recently started work in Wales booked a stand at TAI2017 to network and introduce themselves to new colleagues from… Read more »
Refugees, asylum seekers and cities of sanctuary
Ben Black reports on the City of Sanctuary session on providing a new approach to refugees and asylum seekers. The session was part of TAI 2017. “If you meet an asylum seeker just put your smile on. We don’t want… Read more »
Right to buy: here, going, gone
Matt Kennedy writes up the session by Sian Jones of Blake Morgan on the future of the right to buy in Wales. Sian was speaking at TAI 2017, CIH Cymru’s annual conference. It’s here.. it’s going… and it’ll be gone… Read more »
SOD it: organisational change the Techniquest way
Matt Kennedy, policy and public affairs manager at CIH Cymru, writes up Techniquest chief executive Lesley Kirkpatrick’s session on organisational change and how they faced up to some challenges that housing providers will find familiar. See it. Own it. Do… Read more »
Preventing Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) – Katie’s New Housing Professional blog
Our New Housing Professional finalists have all blogged for us from a session on day one at TAI 2017 – here’s Katie Howells, Merthyr Valleys Homes’ blog. The link between Housing and Health is evident and well researched. A 2015… Read more »
Tenant engagement – David’s New Housing Professional blog
Our New Housing Professional finalists have all blogged for us from a session on day one at TAI 2017 – here’s David Roberts, Newport City Homes’ blog. What a fantastic first day of TAI 2017! So much learning and meeting… Read more »
’Llygaid yr haul’ – Claire’s New Housing Professional blog
Our New Housing Professional finalists have all blogged for us from a session on day one at TAI 2017 – here’s Claire Twamley, Cartrefi Conwy’s blog. Along with Tai 2017 day one delegates I had the pleasure of listening to… Read more »