For those experiencing homelessness, the thought of home can mean so much more than a roof over their head, it can mean security, safety, family, a foundation to thrive.
What does home mean to you?

Sport can be a powerful way to support and empower people who have experienced homelessness.
It can offer a sense of community, purpose and pride.

Hear how organisations like Street Soccer and events like Homeless World Cup are changing peoples lives through football.

What does a home mean to you? 🏠

Joseph Rowntree Foundation Joseph Rowntree Foundation explain that a safe & secure home can help a person or family to thrive. If we talk about homes in this way, we can improve understanding of what we can all do to end homelessness: homewards.org.uk/how-to-talk-ab…

Chris Archer Project experienced trauma from an early age which led to substance abuse, prison time & experiencing homelessness. Today, he works to support others.

By working together, he believes we can make a big impact in Sheffield & all Homewards locations.

In Sheffield today it was all about the people who, together, can prevent homelessness.

Delighted to see two major new commitments in our work to tackle homelessness through Homewards in Sheffield today.

We’re working with @homebase_uk who are investing £1 million to provide Home Starter Packs to families and individuals on the brink of and experiencing homelessness. We’re also working with local landlords to provide family homes in Sheffield.

Together we can end homelessness.

We're in Sheffield today to work with the local community, local partners and those with lived experience of homelessness to establish the next steps in this location.

Sheffield is one of six of our #Homewards locations, working together to end homelessness in the UK.

Working with partners across our six locations is so key to ending homelessness, not only for women, but for everyone.

Homelessness Partnership BCP & partners have been hard at work to find ways to provide support for local women. #InternationalWomensDay

Find out more: homewards.org.uk/bournemouth-ch…

We know that women experience homelessness differently to men.

This #Internationalwomensday we are celebrating front line services going above & beyond to provide inclusive support for women. Cyfannol Women's Aid are a shining example of some of the support that’s currently available.

Research has shown women experience homelessness differently to men, so efforts to support them may not be enough.

For tomorrow's #InternationalWomensDay , #Homewards Advocate Dr Dr Sab Cohen-Hatton will be hosting a Q&A, head to our Instagram stories to submit your questions.

Representatives from each of the six Homewards Locations came together this week to delve into what a focus on preventing homelessness could look like in their locations & how Homewards can facilitate local partners to deliver.

Find out more:
homewards.org.uk/local-leaders-…

Yesterday we held our Lambeth Coalition meeting, bringing together 60+ founding Coalition members committed to ending homelessness in Lambeth.

It focused on key priorities for the area including housing, employment & early prevention. 🏘️

Find out more: homewards.org.uk/lambeth-comes-…