| We
are a new network, set up to improve opportunities for people facing
homelessness in Scotland through engagement with education, training
and employment opportunities. We make links between organisations
and individuals working in homelessness services, education and training
providers, policy officers and statutory organisations responsible
for developing strategies in this field. We are also working with
businesses and employers to develop practices which will
enable vulnerable
people
to gain employment.
In our first year our main aim is to create opportunities for
members to share information and good practice and influence policy
development. We will be working together towards mainstreaming
our practices and establishing secure long-term funding.
We are also carrying out research and
identifying "success stories" from our members. Through
these case studies we are highlighting how employment can provide
a route out of homelessness
and lead to a secure and sustainable lifestyle.
At the same time, we are also noting the barriers to employability
which homelessness creates. We are working with our members at
both practice and policy levels to find ways of breaking these
barriers in order to make employability a realistic and sustainable
route out of homelessness in Scotland.
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