Shelter (London and South East Regional Office)
Shelter is a national campaigning charity that provides practical advice, support and innovative services to over 100,000 homeless or badly housed people every year. This work gives us direct experience of the problems caused by the shortage of availale housing. Our services include:
-A national network of over 50 housing aid centres
-Shelter's free housing advice helpline which runs from 8am -midnight
-Shelter's website which provides housing advice online
-The Government-funded National Homelessness Advice Service, which provides specialist housing advice, training, consultancy, referral and information to other voluntary agencies, such as Citizens Advice Bureaux and memebers of Advice UK, which are approached by people seeking housing advice.
-A number of specialist projects promoting innovative solutions to particular homelessness and housing problems. These include four 'Homeless to Home' schemes, which work with formerly homeless families and the Shelter Inclusion Project, which work with families, couples and single people who have had dfficulty complying with their tenancy agreements because of alleged anti-social behaviour. The aim of these particular projects is to sustain tenancies and ensure people live successfully in the community.
-A national network of over 50 housing aid centres
-Shelter's free housing advice helpline which runs from 8am -midnight
-Shelter's website which provides housing advice online
-The Government-funded National Homelessness Advice Service, which provides specialist housing advice, training, consultancy, referral and information to other voluntary agencies, such as Citizens Advice Bureaux and memebers of Advice UK, which are approached by people seeking housing advice.
-A number of specialist projects promoting innovative solutions to particular homelessness and housing problems. These include four 'Homeless to Home' schemes, which work with formerly homeless families and the Shelter Inclusion Project, which work with families, couples and single people who have had dfficulty complying with their tenancy agreements because of alleged anti-social behaviour. The aim of these particular projects is to sustain tenancies and ensure people live successfully in the community.
Main Activity
-The provision of housing advice and tenancy sustainment services that meet the needs of the community they serve.
-National and regional campaigning to secure national legislative and regional policy outcomes that benefit homeless people and those living in bad housing.
-Public awareness raising, throught the Million Children Campaign, of the issues affecting those who are homeless or badly housed
-Research and Policy development across all housing and homelessness issues.
-National and regional campaigning to secure national legislative and regional policy outcomes that benefit homeless people and those living in bad housing.
-Public awareness raising, throught the Million Children Campaign, of the issues affecting those who are homeless or badly housed
-Research and Policy development across all housing and homelessness issues.
Description
Shelter is a national campaigning charity that provides practical advice, support and innovative services to over 100,000 homeless or badly housed people every year. This work gives us direct experience of the problems caused by the shortage of affordable housing. It provides the evidence we use to advocate for national legislative and regional policy outcomes that will benefit homeless people and those living in bad housing.
A voluntary opportunity exists to work with the London and South East Regional Campaign Officer to participate in and support the campaign activity in these regions. It will provide an insight into the formation and delivery of a campaign strategy and will introduce the successful campaigning activities, including event management.
The applicant can also gain a rich understanding of housing and homelessness and we will have access to the breadth of national and regional social policy around these issues. Training is available too, either in homelessness law or to bolster project management skills.
There will also be opportunities to meet Shelter staff in other parts of the organisation to provide the applicant with an insight into the workings of a large and renowned chartry.
A voluntary opportunity exists to work with the London and South East Regional Campaign Officer to participate in and support the campaign activity in these regions. It will provide an insight into the formation and delivery of a campaign strategy and will introduce the successful campaigning activities, including event management.
The applicant can also gain a rich understanding of housing and homelessness and we will have access to the breadth of national and regional social policy around these issues. Training is available too, either in homelessness law or to bolster project management skills.
There will also be opportunities to meet Shelter staff in other parts of the organisation to provide the applicant with an insight into the workings of a large and renowned chartry.
Sectors: administration, campaigning
