Dear Albert : Café Supervisor Job Opportunity
Please see the below job advert currently at Dear Albert, a part time role working in the cafe.
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Homelessness Officer (Apprentice) Vacancies
Leicester City Council are currently recruiting for Apprenticeships within the Housing Team as Homelessness Officers. This is a fantastic opportunity for people who are passionate about supporting individuals and families facing housing difficulties, while gaining valuable experience and qualifications within the sector. The Council are particularly keen to welcome applicants with lived experience, recognising the …
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Helping Veterans Towards Home
Action Homeless is delighted to have opened a new housing project designed to offer Veterans affected by homelessness in Leicester a safe and stable home. The project is now open for referrals, and we are keen to hear from you if you are working with or know of veterans who may be at risk of …
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Charter Meeting Round Up
Great session today at Crafty, St Martins We discussed with amazing success of Sabina and her team with Falcon Services (Loughborough) in supporting the homeless community with smoking cessation sessions and how Public Health have adapted their approach service delivery to the clients varying and sometimes complex needs. There was some discussion of how, in …
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Community Action , Violence against women and girls, grant funding
The Police and Crime Commissioner – LLR have launched another grant round that is designed to support local communities in tackling serious crime and safeguarding vulnerable individuals. Applicants can apply for funding of up to £10,000 to support projects that aim to reduce Violence Against Women and Girls and support victims and survivors of abuse to help …
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Homelessness Charter Monthly Meet up, Wed 6th May
Leicester’s Homelessness Charter was founded on the principle that we can achieve much more together than we can in isolation. Efforts to tackle homelessness in Leicester are much more effective when we work in partnership. With this in mind, we’ve established some regular events which bring people together to share learning, expertise and information. …
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Pre Tenancy Training : Nominations
Nominations: We now have a online version of the Nomination Form to assists with making referrals: Pre-tenancy Training Nomination Form (General) – There is NO criteria/requirement around ‘existing or previous substance use’ – Its open again to any individual/s who ‘have an offer of a tenancy, or have moved into their own tenancy within the …
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Charter Meet Up : round up
Great attendance considering my bad planning during Easter holidays! Thanks to Leicester City Council for talking about forthcoming apprenticeships in the Housing Team and the currently advertised Craft Apprenticeships advertised. We discussed how we can encourage those with lived experience to apply . Also some good news regarding investment into a further 250 housing units …
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Easter meal provision, Leicester city
Please note the closed services over the 2 Easter Bank holidays The Bridge – Open Good Friday (April 3rd) Closed Easter Monday (April 6th) YASC – Closed both Good Friday and Easter Monday Help The Homeless – Closed both Good Friday and Easter Monday Dear Albert – Open for Sunday breakfast No5 – Closed …
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Leicester’s Homelessness Charter monthly networking event, Wed 1st April
Leicester’s Homelessness Charter was founded on the principle that we can achieve much more together than we can in isolation. Efforts to tackle homelessness in Leicester are much more effective when we work in partnership. With this in mind, we’ve established some regular events which bring people together to share learning, expertise and information. …
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Womens Network March 2026, output notes
Strengthening Support for Women Facing Multiple Disadvantage: Leicester Women’s Network Meets at City Hall Last week, organisations from across Leicester came together with a shared purpose: to strengthen support for women experiencing multiple disadvantage. Hosted at City Hall and led by Action Homeless and other core partners, the latest Leicester Women’s Network meeting brought together …
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20 Years of the Dawn Centre
Both Alison and I discussed the importance and ongoing success of partnership working across the homeless sector in Leicester and the vital role the Dawn Centre continues to play in this. Below are a few statements from partners Dr Nigel Hewett I am really sorry that I can’t be here with you to celebrate …
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Leicester’s Homelessness Charter monthly networking event, Wed 4th March
Leicester’s Homelessness Charter was founded on the principle that we can achieve much more together than we can in isolation. Efforts to tackle homelessness in Leicester are much more effective when we work in partnership. With this in mind, we’ve established some regular events which bring people together to share learning, expertise and information. …
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Employment Summit March 18th 09:30-13:30
We are again calling a collaborative gathering of Leicester’s services supporting the homeless community in work skills, pre-employment readiness, and employment support. Together, we will review current offerings, identify service gaps, recognise barriers and discuss how to better engage with employers for successful and sustained outcomes. The focus of this session will be on: The gaps …
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Homelessness Charter Update
As many of you should be aware, following discussions with the Lord Lieutenant, Mike Kapur OBE and Kevin Buchanan, CEO of Pall-Ex, we have been working on a bringing together the Leicester Homelessness Charter (LHC) and the Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Homelessness Alliance (LLRHA) In light of proposed local authority changes and forthcoming boundary …
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Shelter training: March–June 2026 schedule, Housing conditions, benefits, and more
The months ahead bring a busy period for the sector, not least with the first phase of the Renters’ Rights Act coming into force in May. Our March to June schedule covers the topics that matter most, from housing law fundamentals to homelessness support, domestic abuse awareness and more. Whether you’re preparing for legislative change, …
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Psychologically Informed Environments training for staff supporting people who are experiencing homelessness.
Homeless Mental Health Team: We are continuing with our rolling programme of psychologically informed training to support you in your work with people who are experiencing homelessness. At the moment these are at reduced frequency due to the reduction in psychology capacity at present. Please find attached the Winter prospectus for our upcoming training sessions, based …
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Charter Monthly Network Event Wed 4th Feb Crafty (upstairs), St Martins Sq.
Leicester’s Homelessness Charter was founded on the principle that we can achieve much more together than we can in isolation. Efforts to tackle homelessness in Leicester are much more effective when we work in partnership. With this in mind, we’ve established some regular events which bring people together to share learning, expertise and information. Monthly …
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