**Heads Up** This Nat Fed webinar on Thurs 9 April, 3pm to 4pm will look at issues specific to supported housing and will look at how providers are responding to the crisis. Register here: register.gotowebinar.com/register/10195…

***Revised Start Time - 2pm NOT 3pm as originally advertised***

MHCLG have been awarded £6m to support homelessness organisations in relation to their work during the COVID emergency. Applications close 27 May 2020. Homeless Link administering these funds. homeless.org.uk/connect/blogs/…

We're very pleased to welcome Muir Group Housing Association as our newest SHiP members. Muir work with a range of support need inc homelessness, autism, enduring mental health, LD and women's refuge. We look forward to learning from you and sharing member good practice. MF

We are pleased to announce our training offer for this autumn. Courses will take place via Zoom and includes Housing Law in Supported Housing and a new course looking at the 'big 6' in the context of Health & Safety and landlord compliance. Course dates and outline.....

H&S Landlord Compliance Big 6 is split over 2 days. Day 1 will take place on 6 October 10am to 1.30pm. Day 2 on 13 October 10am to 2pm. The course is being run by Eileen Speight who is a Sitra Trainer.

Housing Law in Supported Housing will take place on 28 October between 10am and 4pm. Course is run by our own expert Sue Baxter.

To book: one place available to each member at no cost. If there is space, additional places can be purchased at £85 per delegate for H&S Big 6 and £75 per delegate for Housing Law. A booking form has been sent via email, if not please email [email protected]

Thanks to everyone who attended the SHiP North meeting earlier. Particularly to Sam Clark from LDEngland who noted the need for vigilance on illegal blanket DNRs and blanket restrictions on people entering service and/or other decisions taken without method or rigour.

Sharing this available post on behalf of one of our member organisations, Leeds Federated HA Supported Housing Contracts Manager networxrecruitment.com/Jobs/Advert/20…

SHiP have got 2 Zoom training courses running soon available to member organisations. The 'Agency Management Relationship' runs on 19 May. 'Rents & Charges for Supported Housing' runs over 2 half days on 22 & 24 June. Bookings via [email protected]

SHiP Annual conference about to start. We're back in Leeds and the theme is 'Stronger Together'.

Listening to the truths around looking after yourself from Breaking the Silence. Agree. Not 1 in 4. 1 in 1. Thanks for sharing with us.

A big moment for SHiP today. For the 1st time we are delivering some training purely for our partner managing agents on the 'Agency Management Relationship'. Later in March we have 'Housing Law for Managing Agents, Tenancies & Licences. 👍

Our new website is now 'live' shiphousing.org.uk Members should receive a new login and password to access material. Non-member Housing Associations, take a look and see if we can support you in delivering outstanding supported housing?

SHiP conference Day 1 at Clayton Hotel Leeds ...our opening plenary with Imogen Blood Suzannah Young and Donna Kelly @SupportByJigsaw highlighting recent research into the impact of supported housing.

SHiP conference Day 2 with a fantastic agenda.

Recap conference day 1... AM session examined recent research into the value of supported housing. Undeniably much more than 'just housing', which is the conference theme. housing.org.uk/resources/rese…

We are thrilled to have been invited to the SHiP Supported Housing in Partnership with LDEngland talking about the good and bad of supported living for people with learning disabilities #supportedliving #havingchoice #Independence

Really impactful, thought provoking theatre performance of Men's Talk via CL Kirklees exploring men's mental health, themes of judgement, depression but camaraderie and hope. Further information available from [email protected]