1. St. Augustine’s Centre & Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council

2. How we started: Small hosting scheme in place
Seed funding via NACCOM in 2015 – staff time to review and hone our hosting scheme
Impact of Refugee Crisis
No direct access hostels in Calderdale
Approachable CMBC team

3. How we started:
Community Foundation for Calderdale Strategic grant – 2016
Dedicated worker started in January 2017
Year 1 stats:
1698 nights of accommodation
18 individuals
324 housing related 1-1 advice sessions & additional training sessions

4. CMBC – the benefits
Well established charity already working with Refugees
Referral pathways already in place
This formalised the arrangement!
Funded a dedicated worker at St. Augustine’s to streamline the process
Early intervention

5. St. Augustine’s – the benefits
Money!
Support and training from CMBC
Rise in professionalism and standards
Increase in our capacity to help people
Seat on Homelessness Strategy Board
Capacity for joint working with other charities

6. Future plans Joined up working under Homelessness Reduction Act
Cross pollination with training and support
Streamlined specialist advice provision for clients
Above all, people have a bed!

7. Our contact details Vicky Ledwidge Cath Miller
Cath Miller