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New Blog Post: Smarter Services’ Community Project with Warming Up The Homeless 📝 "You have literally transformed our centre and have made the place something to call home for those who don't have one." - Trudy Hampton-Hodges, CEO of WUTH This is why we do what we do! Our recent project at the Hastings Homeless Support Centre went beyond maintenance - our team helped create a dignified space for vulnerable individuals. Curious to know how we can help your organisation? Read our latest blog post to find out more: https://lnkd.in/eKrN7_7p #CorporateSocialResponsibility #FMWithPurpose

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Everyone deserves a place to call home. It’s heartbreaking to think that so many people in our communities are struggling without shelter, safety, and a sense of stability. That’s why it’s so important to support efforts like the one in Lenexa to create a Homeless Services Center. This center would provide critical resources to those who need it most—offering not just a roof, but hope for a better tomorrow. Please take a moment to support the petition to persuade the Lenexa City Council to approve the Special Use Permit for this center. It could be a game-changer for so many lives. It takes just a few seconds to sign, and it could make all the difference. Imagine if it were you or someone you love. Everyone deserves dignity, and everyone deserves a place to call home. Let’s make sure no one is left behind. Your support matters! #EveryoneDeservesAHome #SupportTheHomeless #CommunityMatters #TakeAction #trusttheprocess https://lnkd.in/guw-_Ksg

Please consider making a donation to support this cause 👇 1/31:"The data is alarming. Housing costs in the NYC area went up 68% in the last decade. Evictions nearly tripled in 2023. Homelessness has reached record highs. And it’s not just a New York City problem. Forty of the state’s 62 counties had higher eviction filings in 2022 than before the pandemic. The real estate industry is pouring millions into blocking basic tenant protections. We need to make it clear to our representatives in Albany: Passing statewide good cause eviction protections is the bare minimum. Tell your legislators: We need you to act now to stop unjust evictions and ensure all New Yorkers have a place to call home. 🔴 Tenants have a simple message for our lawmakers: housing is a human right. We won’t let them forget it." https://lnkd.in/eqB9STrv

When you put the client first, you can expect great outcomes.

We need to think outside of the box to solve problems from homelessness to even what we want to eat for dinner. The process of falling through the cracks of homelessness is not something we can punish or use political arguments to defer. Now is the time we have to have the compassion to see that risk factors add up and are unique. There is not one cause to homelessness only the constant political arguments we use to defer our responsibility of creating person centered lived experience driven prevention and empowerment options that are not one size fits all. The answers to these questions may not be ones you can use to prove your social theory or make yourself feel better about where your life is but they are ones we can use to empower and sustain change. I have personally experienced chronic homelessness and can tell you that the risk factors that led to my first homelessness situation was different than the second but the way I was treated was the same. Like a second class citizen that doesn’t know how to tie his own shoes . Even after getting two degrees and entering the field trying to empower others I was treated this way by boses and board members. Sadly a lot of the time the prevention looks like being told to give up and depend on an underfunded system that leads people to depend instead of empower. We change this by listening to lived experience, forming organizations with only lived experiences and then we reach to do what we can do to affect risk factors like joblessness and youth hunger . Let’s do this . #homelessness #livedexperience #housinginstability #mentalhealth #letsconnect #marketing #investment

Rapid Rehousing is a new approach to tackling homelessness in Wales. But what does it mean for Wales’ diverse communities, many of whom are overrepresented in our homeless system? Check out our guide on equalities and rapid rehousing: https://lnkd.in/enBnskmE

🚐 Have you ever considered the benefits of a mobile outreach van for your organization? From expanding your reach to providing essential services to underserved communities, a mobile outreach van can truly make a difference. Outreach support can be for people without homes. In 2023, the number of homeless individuals went up by 12%, reaching over 653,000 people. California, Oregon, and Vermont had the highest rates of homelessness, making it important for organizations to lend support to those in need. Discover the top 5 benefits 👉 https://hubs.ly/Q02Fv2Rl0 #MobileOutreach #CommunityImpact

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You can have your say on our approach to tackling homelessness and rough sleeping in the borough, with a consultation now open. Read the full story, including how to participate: https://ow.ly/tq4x50TmKB2