Grassroots football clubs and youth teams are to hold a minute's silence this weekend in memory of a 10-year-old girl who was fatally struck by a car on a sports pitch. #Poppy bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Homeless families are being moved miles away from communities, schools and workplaces. The government must stop sinking money into temporary solutions and use the June Spending Review to invest in social homes. theguardian.com/society/2025/m…

It's been great #InternationalWomensDay2025 listening to inspirational women and celebrating hope, recovery and plans for change. Thanks Michelle @MTorezwritng for sharing your journey.

I really enjoyed talking about my journey from feeling suicidal to being a self employed author x there is always hope. Thanks again BeaconSeniorLeader Turning Lives Around Beacon-Leeds-ISEs Leeds Homeless Charter #thursdayvibes #thursdaythoughts #mentalhealth

🚨BREAKING: The wait for a family-size social home is over 100 years in parts of England New analysis by Crisis, National Housing Federation & Shelter reveals in 32 areas across England, the wait for a 3-bed home is over 18 years – longer than an entire childhood. theguardian.com/society/2025/a…

Great to see this coverage about the first tenant of our new service Lowell House, taking up residency. Thank you, South Leeds Life southleedslife.com/first-young-pe…

There’s a clear opportunity ahead of the upcoming Spending Review to drive economic growth through the delivery of affordable homes. If you want to know how then here's my latest piece in Inside Housing: insidehousing.co.uk/comment/the-ho…

This is a useful sight for Advice on Housing in Leeds. 🔳Simon Hodgson🔳 Jill Burns 🤯🏳️‍🌈🧁🎧🐜🏅 BARCA-Leeds BeaconSeniorLeader Steve Hoey Basis Yorkshire Simon on the Streets St George's Crypt Rev'd Jon Swales Laura Nutter Joanna Project leeds.adviceaid.uk/start

'Britain’s appalling record on homelessness stems from a loss of social housing.' A Sunday morning long-read from the The New Statesman on the shame of hidden homelessness in Britain. shltr.org.uk/lfmxb

Over 20% of families in temporary accommodation have been there for 5 years or more. Families are living in cramped conditions, sharing washing & cooking facilities. Matt Downie outlines what's needed to make temporary accommodation genuinely temporary redbrickblog.co.uk/2025/05/10-yea…

If a pill💊 delivered all these benefits of cycling, it would be hailed as the greatest medical breakthrough in history — but because it’s a bike, we tend to ignore it.

We'admire everything Michelle Torez says good day to you has achieved: campaigner, poet and author. Read her inspiring story... turninglivesaround.co.uk/.../inspiring.…

.Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan launched his Rough Sleeping Plan of Action today with partners in Waterloo, announcing £17m to refurbish 500 empty homes & open a new Ending Homelessness Hub alongside a rough sleeping prevention phoneline & more community support workers.

Against a backdrop of rising homelessness, it is increasing fastest among those with a disability. · 60,000+ disabled households faced homelessness in 2024 - up 75% since 2019 · Social housing lettings to people with disabilities are down from 20% in 2022/23 to 16% in 2023/24.

Over the past 10 months this Labour government has taken decisive steps to ensure we are building the homes and infrastructure our country needs. Good to be in Leeds for UKREiiF to discuss the next phase of reform and ramping up delivery.

Our CEO Steve Hoey explains how short-term funding arrangements affect our ability to plan ahead. Thanks to Inside Housing for highlighting our work and dilemmas. insidehousing.co.uk/home/the-carou…

New vacancy 🌟 We're looking for an Alcohol and Substance Worker to join the Focussed Intervention Team based Forward Leeds. Details: joinus.barca-leeds.org/jobs/5981081-a… #LeedsJobs #CharityJobs #RecoverySupport

Under 1 week left to apply! 📣 Join our Young People team: We are looking for a Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse Specialist (Girls and Gangs). Deadline: 6 June (midday) Apply now: buff.ly/OXHtylS #Leeds #Charity #CharityJobs

"Empty homes are an opportunity to deal with the worst aspects of our housing crisis ..homes in the right places.. on your street and my street. They’re not built on greenbelt. They’re right there where people want to live - and they’re going to waste" itv.com/news/westcount…

Great that Rachel Reeves visited us at Turning Lives Around in #Leeds today. We had a good talk about our services, the challenges we face in the #homelessness sector, and how the government can help us. She was genuinely interested in the issues and we will stay in touch.