Crisis conference 2018 Everybody In: How to end homelessness in Wales

Thursday, 14 June 2018, 10.00-16.20 National Museum, Cathays Park, Cardiff CF10 3NP Drinks reception, 16.20-18.00

Agenda

10.00 Welcome Katie Dalton Director, Cymorth Cymru 10.10 What do we mean by ending Jon Sparkes homelessness? Chief Executive, Crisis

10.20 Everybody In: How to end Matt Downie homelessness in Great Britain Director of Policy & External Affairs, Crisis 11.10 Coffee break 11.25 Government response: Rebecca Evans AM How to end homelessness Minister for Housing & Regeneration in Wales 11.55 Welsh political response to AM ending homelessness Bethan Sayed AM Video 12.05 Lunchtime Optional lunchtime learning Martin Burrows Director of Research & Campaigns, session: How lived experience Groundswell informed the plan to end homelessness 12.55 Breakout sessions (see below for details) 14.10 Afternoon tea break 14.25 Panel discussion - What John Puzey Director of Shelter Cymru (Chair) next: How to make ending Frances Beecher CEO, Llamau and chair of End Youth homelessness a reality in Wales Homelessness Cymru Lindsay Cordery-Bruce Chief Executive, The Wallich Stuart Ropke CEO, Community Housing Cymru Tamsin Stirling Managing Director, Tamsin Stirling Associates Limited 15.25 Ending homelessness: Mark Horvath Invisible People Home and abroad 16.10 Closing remarks Jon Sparkes Chief Executive, Crisis

Crisis UK (trading as Crisis) Registered Charity Numbers:E&W1082947, SC040094 Company Number: 4024938 Breakout sessions

Theme Speakers

How close are Everybody In: How to end homelessness in Great Maeve McGoldrick we to having Britain sets out the principles that should underpin Head of Policy & Campaigns, the ideal legal a national homelessness system in law. Wales led Crisis (Chair) framework the way in establishing homelessness prevention Dr Pete Mackie to end and relief duties, and three years on we now have a Cardiff University homelessness? better picture of who is – and who isn’t – seeing a Liz Davies Barrister specialising direct benefit. At this session, workshop attendees will in housing law at Garden Court have the chance to discuss which principles Wales is Chambers delivering well and which might need more attention.

Delivering There is very strong international evidence for a Hannah Gousy Policy & Public Housing First Housing First approach to help end homelessness, Affairs Manager, Crisis (Chair) at scale in which is why the approach is prominent in the plan to Adrian Quinn Project Manager, Wales end homelessness. Can Wales join the other nations Dublin Housing First Project, that have successfully scaled-up this approach Focus Ireland for people with particularly complex needs? This Steve Porter Housing Options workshop focuses on the experience of two cities – Manager, City & County of and Dublin – both at very different stages in Swansea their Housing First journey.

Supporting We can’t prevent all cases of homelessness, so when Karen Grunhut people into people do lose their homes how can we put in place a Director of Crisis Skylight housing as early rapid response to help people who have less intensive South Wales (Chair) as possible support needs into safe and secure housing? While Sarah Wills temporary or emergency accommodation are a key Head of Services, Gofal part of the support system, too many people across Additional Speaker Wales are left in limbo, without a plan to move on to from background supporting mainstream housing. This workshop looks at how we prison leavers can achieve rapid rehousing, ddrawing on evidence from Everybody In: How to end homelessness in Great Britain, and examples of good practice from across Wales.

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