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Homelessness prevention: what you can do in your community?

  • Type: Event
  • Date: 11/12/2025 at 10:00am - 1:00pm
  • Location: Online
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A half-day course giving you the knowledge and tools you need to design a joined-up approach to preventing homelessness in your community.

From Dundee to Dunoon, Dingwall to Dumfries, Dunfermline to Duddingston, there will be a different set of challenges and systems to navigate for people experiencing homelessness. A place-based approach to prevention asks us to find existing community assets and work together to improve wellbeing, address poverty and prevent homelessness – closer to home.  

Homeless Network Scotland’s interactive online course includes practical case studies and is facilitated by our friendly and engaging team who have deep expertise and direct experience of the topic. 

Location: Teams 

Duration: 10:00am to13:00pm with breaks 

Dates:10 June 2025 | 25 September 2025 | 11 December 2025

By the end of the course, you will be able to:  

  1. Identify the evidence about what causes and reduces the risk of homelessness 
  2. Explain why a place-based approach to preventing homelessness is important 
  3. Recognise examples of good practice where interventions are preventing homelessness 
  4. Explore different ways of finding community assets in your location to help protect people’s homes 
  5. Analyse your local landscape and who can prevent homelessness closer to home 

After the course, you will gain: 

  • A copy of the training slides 
  • An interactive resource list to guide your further learning 
  • Connection to a network of dedicated people working across Scotland to end homelessness 

Why book?  

In recent training 96% of learners left the training more confident in their role and 83% left more aware of external organisations in the local area.  

Find out more and book here.

Cost

Current members can access the discounted ticket price. Find out more about HNS Membership.

Please contact Homeless Network Scotland  if you want to attend any of their training courses, but don’t have an organisation funding your place. They sponsor some free training places throughout the year for students and people who are unwaged or using homelessness services. The Frontline Network also has a training fund available.

(Prices are inclusive of VAT)

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