Funding to deliver housing models supporting those in the migration, asylum and trafficking systems
Commonweal Housing is offering funding to frontline organisations across the UK to design and develop new housing and support models targeted at vulnerable migrants, those in the asylum system and survivors of human trafficking. Through the Call for New Ideas programme, the charity is inviting not-for-profits to submit proposals for new and imaginative housing projects…
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Housing injustice facing migrants, sanctuary seekers and trafficking survivors intensifies at transition points
Poor housing conditions and insecure living arrangements are significant challenges facing vulnerable migrants, those in the asylum system and survivors of trafficking. These challenges are exacerbated when these groups transition between and within systems, worsening their ability to access secure housing options, new research shows. The report, conducted by housing and migration specialist Professor Phil…
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Call for New Ideas: It was an opportunity we felt we have worked towards
Aliyah Fadeela Ali, is a trauma informed trainer, consultant, researcher and the Founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of The Daddyless Daughters Project CIC. In this Blog, Aliyah reflects on Daddyless Daughters’ journey with Commonweal’s 2023 Call for New Ideas: Criminal Justice initiative – testing new housing models to address injustices facing those in contact…
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Housing ideas wanted for young people impacted by care, mental health and education
Commonweal Housing is inviting not-for-profits to devise new and imaginative housing and support model ideas targeted at specific injustices facing young people, with grant funding available for the most original ideas. The Call for New Ideas programme – a funding mechanism designed to help develop multi-year housing pilot projects – invites not-for-profits to submit new housing…
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Call for New Ideas: Commonweal were fantastic and supported us all the way through the process
Gaynor Brooke, Head of Services at successful 2022 Call for New Ideas applicant Servol Community Services, reflects on her organisation’s journey with Commonweal’s Call for New Ideas: I have worked in the Voluntary, Community, Faith, and Social Enterprise (VCFSE) sector in the West Midlands for over 20 years and joined Servol Community Services in 2021…
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Commonweal offering funding to pilot housing ideas addressing injustices within the criminal justice system
Social justice charity Commonweal Housing is offering funding to frontline organisations across the UK to test new and innovative housing-based solutions to address injustices within the criminal justice system. Through the charity’s Call for New Ideas partnership programme, Commonweal invites not-for-profit organisations to apply for funding between £5,000-10,000 to conduct a short-term feasibility study to…
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