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Homeless Link

Homeless Link is the national membership charity for organisations working directly with people who become homeless in England. We work to make services better and campaign for policy change that will help end homelessness. Our vision is a country free from homelessness. We believe that everyone should have a place to call home and the support they need to keep it. Our Mission is to develop, inspire, support and sustain a movement of organisations working together to achieve positive futures for people who are homeless or vulnerably housed. We believe everyone should have the right to open and close their own front door and feel safe and secure in their own accommodation. Through our Housing First England project, we drive the scaling up of high-fidelity Housing First as a solution to end homelessness for people facing multiple disadvantages. ‘Homeless Link’s Housing First England project supports a national movement of Housing First services across the country, producing best practice guidance and research.

Housing First Nederland

Housing First Netherlands is a national federation and knowledge platform of Housing First organisations and advocates for Housing First practices, professionals, and Housing First in general. It is planning to expain to other stakeholders in the coming years, making the knowledge platform accessible to all indispensable partners in the roll-out of Housing First and creating a large network of allies. Housing First Netherlands works on the basis of knowledge sharing and building, advocacy and innovation. They contribute to the proper implementation of Housing First programs. They also focus on conducting and/or supporting research by further developing Housing First concepts, with the ambition to scale up Housing First everywhere in the country – where this is necessary – and at the same time guarantee the quality and effectiveness of Housing First. Latest publications: Housing First (Housing First Nederland, 2021)

Sveriges Stadsmissioner

The Swedish City Missions (Stadsmissioner) were established in 2007 for people living in vulnerability and poverty In Sweden, and consist of the regional city missions in Eskilstuna, Gothenburg, Kalmar, Linköping, Skåne, Stockholm, Umeå, Uppsala, Västerås and Örebro. It is a member organisation that promotes fundraising and advocacy work for socially vulnerable groups in Sweden. The funds raised go both to the joint projects of the city missions and to the activities of the local city missions, to (a) support and develop diaconal/social assistance and humanitarian aid work in Sweden, and (b) conduct advocacy on the basis of an idea policy platform within the purpose. In spring 2018, The Swedish City Missions started a project called Swedish Housing first HUB (www.bostadforst.se). By disseminating information, educating and providing knowledge, influencing politicians and decision-makers, the Swedish City Missions want to increase the number of municipalities, city missions and other non-profit actors working with Housing first in Sweden.