CEO of Homeless Link @homelesslink. Trustee of @MWPProjects and of @AuroraFoundUK. All views mine obvs. Maker of own luck.
Joined January 2012
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Rick Henderson retweeted
11 Nov 2024
⚠️Together with 110 of our members, we have written urgently to @RachelReevesMP highlighting the severe threat of the NI hike to crucial homelessness services.
Read the coverage in @Independent ⬇️
independent.co.uk/news/uk/po…
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Rick Henderson retweeted
31 Oct 2024
Homeless Link's reaction to the budget is here: homeless.org.uk/news/homeles… some good news but we are looking carefully at the detail of implementation.
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Rick Henderson retweeted
1 Aug 2024
The briefing is supported by over 70 organisations working in the fields of homelessness and migrants' rights, including @RefugeeAction, @refugeecouncil, @Shelter & @Crisis.
It sumamarises the drivers of homelessness among migrants and outlines solutions to prevent it.
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Rick Henderson retweeted
1 Aug 2024
For too long homelessness among non-UK nationals has been ignored by government.
In partnership with @NACCOMnetwork we have today published a new policy breifing outlinging vital solutions to ending migrant homelessness.
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Rick Henderson retweeted
19 Jul 2024
Research into the key drivers of youth homelessness, which Commonweal recently commissioned @HomelessLink to undertake, identified young people who faced serial exclusion at greater risk of homelessness.
Read key insights from this report here: bit.ly/3IK7SSf
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Rick Henderson retweeted
17 Jul 2024
The #KingsSpeech is an opportunity to get us on track to ending homelessness. Govt can end the criminalisation of homelessness by finally scrapping the Vagrancy Act.
After 200 years, its time for change. We've written to Govt with @crisis_uk and 28 others crisis.org.uk/about-us/media…
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Rick Henderson retweeted
12 Jul 2024
Great to hear from our award winners about what winning means to them!
Congratulations to @BCPCouncil winners of our Workforce Development award for their housing apprenticeships scheme.
#ExcellenceAwards24
ALT “We are delighted to receive this prestigious award recognising that Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) Council is providing opportunities for people to access apprenticeships in our housing service, while enabling us to develop and support their careers as part of our ongoing commitment to prevent and resolve homelessness in all its forms. We hope this will encourage further future applicants and continue driving us forward in our journey to be an employer of choice.” BCP Council, Award winner 2024
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Rick Henderson retweeted
11 Jul 2024
We’re proud to be working with @HomewardsUK, who are marking one year of progress today. #Homewards aims to show its possible to end homelessness- making it rare, brief & unrepeated. See this video including our own @Rickviews youtu.be/qqzkSiOgqOQ
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Rick Henderson retweeted
9 Jul 2024
Our Head of Development, Natalie King, was part of judging @HomelessLink's Excellence Awards, for which 5 services have won!
They will be awarded £3,000 to invest in staff wellbeing and professional development, provided by @SMITFCharity.
Congratulations to all winners!
9 Jul 2024
We’re thrilled to announce the winners of the #ExcellenceAwards24! 🏆
Out of 149 entries, 5 services have been honoured for their innovation in supporting ppl experiencing homelessness. And 6 orgs have been highly commended for their outstanding work.
Drum roll please…🥁
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Rick Henderson retweeted
8 Jul 2024
We were delighted to attend #HomelessLinkConf today, huge congrats to speakers and contributors 👏
The team (and wider sector) are excited to see what a change of government can do for people who are sleeping rough, and what the detail of the cross-party strategy contains.
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Rick Henderson retweeted
8 Jul 2024
Great final panel @HomelessLink Conference bursting with ideas & solutions to reduce homelessness: more social housing, lower rents in hostels to support working, reformed & reintroduced Supporting People programme, end to Shared Accommodation Rate, clear Govt leadership & more!
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Rick Henderson retweeted
8 Jul 2024
Excited to be at the #HomelessLinkConf today to discuss the enormous challenges our sector is facing, the opportunities we may see under a new government and how we can better collaborate to end homelessness.
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Rick Henderson retweeted
8 Jul 2024
Ending today with a panel presentation to speak about the opportunities for change! #HomelessLinkConf
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8 Jul 2024
Next up at #HomelessLinkConf is Dr Jan Sheldon from St Martins in Norwich giving us a local perspective on the #Homelessness situation
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8 Jul 2024
The awesome @pollyn1 telling the audience at @HomelessLink #HomelessLinkConf that we can’t let the new government off the hook when it comes to housing and homelessness
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Rick Henderson retweeted
8 Jul 2024
It’s @Rickviews introducing the day at #HomelessLinkConf - and yes he’s opening with “hard times but we’re still here”. Are we heading for a time when we don’t all start with those words or similar? He’s excited so that’s a good omen
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Rick Henderson retweeted
8 Jul 2024
Day 1 week 3 @SMITFCharity & great to be joining colleagues across the homelessness sector @HomelessLink Conference. Looking forward to discussing how together we can tackle the challenges of rising homelessness & respond to the opportunities of a new Government #HomelessLinkConf
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Rick Henderson retweeted
8 Jul 2024
Congratulations David. Great to see a friend of @HomelessLink in Parliament. Good luck!
8 Jul 2024
What an incredible few days. The magnitude of the result is still resonating as I hurtle towards London to begin my Parliamentary induction.
To everyone in North Northumberland: I promise to do you proud, to be your advocate and your servant.
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Rick Henderson retweeted
8 Jul 2024
Great to represent #AtHomeInGuernsey at a UK conference with the major homelessness charities today.
Networking and stealing ideas galore at #HomelessLinkConf with CEO @CharlieCoxYC!
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