Social Entrepreneur, Advocate for Change, Creative Thinker in homelessness, youth and social care. Area Manager for progressive homeless charity and GDPR expert
Yesterday, my report revealed an estimated 400,000 children in England are seeking support for suspected neurodevelopmental conditions like autism, ADHD, and cerebral palsy.
Today, I’m sharing their voices on the challenges they face accessing support. #TheBigConversation
Our social care system for children is in crisis.
Today I asked the Prime Minister about his government’s plans to tackle this national scandal, whereby private operators are making fortunes on the backs of vulnerable children and desperate local authorities. 👇
📃 A brief but important moment this week when @JakeBenRichards introduced his Private Members' Bill to help keep children in care close to the people and places that matter to them.
📍 Join Jake in supporting our #GoneTooFar campaign:
https://t.co/K636WqQs6X
If you ever have to help our children in care or leaving care move places, please don't move them with a bin bag. It doesn't give them a positive message. Get a rucksack, holdall or suitcase. The only thing I was ever moved with in care was a bin bag. I will always remember that.
Don't miss this free event from @smileMediation:
🧑🏫 Essential Mediator Skills
📅 Weds 11 January @ 2-3pm
Come and learn about how to develop the essential skills that mediators use to achieve positive outcomes from challenging conversations
Register: https://t.co/qHVWOpx95m
Being a teenager is difficult at the best of times. The added stressors of poverty and homelessness can amplify that all the more: https://t.co/N7s70XB7BJ
Australia condemns the execution of protesters in Iran.
We call on Iran to immediately cease all executions.
Australia opposes the death penalty in all circumstances for all people. We will continue to work domestically, and with partners, to hold Iran to account.
Have you got a housing story for me? Have you encountered something really terrible? Or have you been working on something really good that's improving home for people? I'd love to hear from you.
We start with the Champions of Change Award, sponsored by @Merton_Council - and our first winner of the evening is Evolve Housing + Support who have brought cultural change to support and champion diversity, equality, and inclusion in the workplace. Congratulations! #MertonBest
Australia - when are we going to start treating Indigenous people with the respect they deserve? A powerful piece about silencing of Indigenous experience and knowledge at so many levels. Loads of parallels with the child protection system. https://t.co/nSdw9cdFkf
#Homelessness statistics for Northern Ireland between January - June 2022 were published today showing
a reduction in the number of people presenting as homeless compared with the same time in 2021 and our team has had a deeper look at the figures.
A thread (1/5)
This year we conducted our first disability pay gap analysis. Given the low representation of people with disabilities across the housing sector, we feel that analysis like this is vital.
Here's what we found (and thank you @natfednews for sharing).
https://t.co/qg80yoY8X6
We're offering a free webinar on The Future of #ASB. Hosted by industry specialist on the subject @JanineGreenASB.
Check out more details on the course & book now: https://t.co/xr96Ws9wH2 #communitysafety