Housing First & Homelessness Project

The Housing First and Homelessness project was set up in 2017 in response to the gap in provision for survivors of domestic abuse and women experiencing homelessness and other forms of multiple disadvantage, whether they are sleeping rough, living in supported accommodation, or in any other unsafe and informal housing situation.

We work with local authorities, homelessness support providers, specialist women’s services and a range of other agencies to ensure that this group of women have better access to safe accommodation, and support that meets their needs. We do this by providing training and workshops and engaging in partnership projects that work to change systems and attitudes around survivors and women experiencing homelessness and multiple disadvantage. We are also a key partner in an innovative Housing First service for women experiencing any form of violence against women and girls, as well as working to strengthen and build partnerships across the homelessness and VAWG sectors pan London and nationally.