Current Events:

National Homelessness Conference 2010

Thursday 4th - Friday 5th November 2010- Apex International Hotel, 31 Grassmarket, Edinburgh

The 11th National Homelessness Conference takes place on Thursday 4th and Friday 5th November, and once again our keynote speaker is Alex Neil, Minister for Housing and Communities. Topics in this year’s programme include Mediation, Employability, Health and Homelessness, and a thought-provoking debate - It’s For Your Own Good.....Or Is It? How Much Personal Information Should Be Shared?

Book before 1st September to take advantage of our Early Bird Offer.

The Booking Form can be found by clicking the More Info link below.

More Info: National Homelessness Conference 2010

Everything But The House - The Youth Homelessness Prevention Conference

13th October 2010- Easter Road Stadium (West Stand), Edinburgh EH7 5QG

With significant increases in youth unemployment, changes to welfare benefits and continuing pressures on housing, finding ways of preventing youth homelessness has never been more important.

Taking a strongly practice-focused approach, this conference looks to help workers consider ways of joining up services, sharing practice and look at a wide range of different ways of working with young people to prevent youth homelessness.

Why “everything but the house”? Well, not everyone can influence the actions of housing providers, but everyone working with young people can influence their chances of having successful, settled futures.

Workshops to be confirmed, but will include work in areas such as : criminal justice, throughcare and aftercare, housing information and advice, leaving home and housing education, peer education, mediation, sexual health, financial inclusion, employability, and tenancy sustainment.

Prices are only £75 for SCSH members and £90 for non-members.

More Info: Everything But The House - The Youth Homelessness Prevention Conference

Previous Events:

Consultation Events - Friday 27th August 2010

- Venue - Scottish Churches Housing Action, 44 Hanover Street, Edinburgh

SCSH is holding two consultation and information events on current issues in housing.

Housing: Fresh Thinking, New Ideas - 10am to 12.30pm - will give a briefing on the Government consultation paper and seeks your contribution to our response to the many issues it raises. The main focus of the session will be on relating the questions to homelessness prevention and sustainable solutions.

Scottish Social Housing Charter - 1.30pm to 4pm - The Charter will have a fundamental effect on the priorities of social landlords, and who is housed by them in the medium term.

Both events will begin with a briefing on the topic followed by structured discussion.

In order to cover costs, there will be a charge of £10 for each session, or £15 for both sessions.

For a booking form please email admin@scsh.org.uk

High Voltage Training

3rd February to 23rd March 2010

HIGH VOLTAGE training is a new training session designed to help you and your staff get to grips with electricity tariffs, prices, meter reading, electricity related terms and jargon, and much more. All this information can really make a difference when helping to set up a tenancy, or improve a tenancy someone is already in. At a bargain £30 per delegate, including lunch, it’s hard to see how you miss the opportunity! Our sessions are being held on:

One training session remaining:

23rd March @ Perth.

Training time: 10 am to 3.30pm.

Call 0131 2264382 or email admin@scsh.org.uk for a booking form.

The booking form can be downloaded here

If your organisation is interested in holding a High Voltage training event for your staff, contact Nick Bell on 0131 226 4382 for more information.

Presentations from the 10th SCSH National Homelessness Conference

- Apex International Hotel, Edinburgh, on Thursday 5th & Friday 6th November 2009

This year’s National Homelessness Conference offered the chance to take stock of what has been achieved, what works well, and what still needs to be done. It offered an ideal opportunity to learn about policy and practice at home and abroad, share ideas and galvanise the momentum needed to keep Scotland’s homelessness strategy on track.

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The presentations from the Conference can be downloaded here

Scottish Youth Housing Network Homing In Conference

18th September 2009- Stirling Dundee

The SYHN Annual Homing In Conference this year is focused on practical participation. Taking place in a new venue - the Wishart Centre in Dundee - and with a new, more involved style, this is the conference to go to if you want to find out more about how increased participation can benefit both your service users and your outcomes.

More Info: Scottish Youth Housing Network Homing In Conference

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