Homelessness and housing support workers in Wales are now eligible for #BlueLightCard Over the last few months, Cymorth has been working with @bluelightcard, Homewards and other partners to ensure that your incredible work gets the recognition it deserves.

RT @crisiswales: Great to attend the fabulous @CymorthCymru annual conference yesterday. And big thank you for inviting us to share our GB…

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Find out more 🔍 You can access the report on the Centre for Homelessness Impact:

But what works? ✅ - Looking at the evidence base 📈 - Relevant programmes, such as the STRIVE programme - Creating participant-centered approaches 🤝 - Using discovery approaches 💭 - Development supportive relationships 🫂

Lower numeracy and literacy can be limiting, resulting in: - Difficulties access support, such as the benefits system - Worse health and educational outcomes - Limited access to adult education - Social exclusion i.e shame

We are really pleased to launch the report at today’s conference - and we’re incredibly grateful to all of the organisations that contributed to this research. Download the report here… 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Cymraeg:

Find out more 🔍 You can access the research and the full report on Crisis’ website as well as webinars on YouTube 💻

What is Crisis doing? - Improving data collection on protected characteristics 📈 - Exploring and reviewing how best to serve under-represented groups 🔍 - Commit to improving the whole service offer to improve outcomes and access ✅

What is helping? The reports explores best practice on helping people in minority ethnic groups including: - Joined-up working between services🤝 - Getting support on knowing rights 📝 - Having meaningful contact with their communities, faith and family🫂

“You can call it out but then you reinforce the stereotype they have of you" The research explores how people’s experiences of racism may be preventing them from accessing the most effective solutions. For many, this means limitations of being able to advocate for themselves 💬

“One racially discriminatory incident directly led to homelessness” Georgia highlights that like many people’s journeys into homelessness, for people of colour it is rarely one incident of racism but more racism throughout the life course which leads to homelessness.