Reposted by Steve HoeyBarca-Leeds @barca-leeds.bsky.social · 13/01/2026Yesterday, we had the privilege of joining partners from Leeds West at 11 Downing Street to celebrate civic society and the power of community. Inspiring to hear about the work happening across West Leeds, and to share ideas on how we can continue building thriving, resilient communities together. 121
Steve Hoey @steve-hoey.bsky.social · 24/12/2025New Wortley Community Centre jingles all the way to Christmas! westleedsdispatch.com/new-wortley-...westleedsdispatch.comNew Wortley Community Centre jingles all the way to Christmas! - West Leeds Dispatchby Rebecca Hunter New Wortley Community Centre has been jingling all the way through the Christmas countdown – and, boy, have they outdone themselves! They kicked things off with a […] 000
Steve Hoey @steve-hoey.bsky.social · 02/12/2025Given our propensity for greed, is it amazing that Homo Sapiens has made it this far? 010
Reposted by Steve HoeyBBC Newsnight @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social · 24/10/2025"It's a dangerous cycle": Munya Chawawa on populism, Britishness and inclusion #Newsnight www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHqmLLXC3-Ayoutube.comMunya Chawawa on populism, the danger of "creating enemies" and BritishnessYouTube video by BBC Newsnight 36924
Steve Hoey @steve-hoey.bsky.social · 17/10/2025Today, with @turninglivesaround.bsky.social colleagues, I'm showing racism the red card by wearing red. We have had an increasing number of hate incidents where colleagues are encountering racism in the community. #homelessness #housing #racism #showracismtheredcard #westyorkshire 020
Reposted by Steve HoeyInside Housing @insidehousing.bsky.social · 10/10/2025dlvr.itA homelessness strategy that breaks the cycle of crisisWe need an ambitious, resourced vision of what a cross-government system to end homelessness would look like, writes Sophie Boobis, head of policy at Homeless Link 043
Steve Hoey @steve-hoey.bsky.social · 10/10/2025Setting up at #Leeds City Museum for the #WorldHomelessnessDay event showcasing the Street Outreach Partnership and gathering movers and shakers from across the city to forge a new and creative approach to solving #homelessness @turninglivesaround.bsky.social 010
Reposted by Steve HoeyMuseum of Homelessness @ourmoh.bsky.social · 08/10/2025With heavy hearts we release our findings of our annual investigation into the deaths of people experiencing homelessness in 2024. Read more on our site here: museumofhomelessness.org/news/new-res...museumofhomelessness.orgOur investigation finds that 1611 people experiencing homelessness died in 2024 - a 9% increase on the previous year. — Museum of HomelessnessWe are devastated to share our latest research into the deaths of those who die. It has revealed the continued impact at the sharpest edge of the homelessness crisis, as the Labour Government has fail... 35262
Reposted by Steve HoeyBasis Yorkshire @basisyorkshire.bsky.social · 19/09/2025We're hiring!📣 We're looking for a Team Leader of the CSE Service (maternity cover)! Line manage the staff of the Young People’s Team and oversee the delivery of 1:1 and group-based support to young people in our service. Apply now: buff.ly/Kt0fuqF #Leeds #Charity 011
Reposted by Steve HoeyAmber Dellar @amberdellar.bsky.social · 12/09/2025New NAO report finds the cost of a place in a children's care home has nearly doubled in 5 years. The biggest private providers make average annual profits of 22.6%, many backed by private equity. And many children aren't getting what they need, placed far from home, in unlawful settingstheguardian.comCost of place in children’s care homes in England hits almost £320,000 a yearPrivate firms’ profits soar, watchdog says, as prices nearly double in five years 26649
Steve Hoey @steve-hoey.bsky.social · 03/09/2025*NEWS* - Finance Director position available - please share this post. Our FD Alan is retiring, so there is an exciting opportunity to work at @turninglivesaround.bsky.social with me! www.turninglivesaround.co.uk/job-vacancies/ #finance #accounting #ukhousing #charity #homelessness #Leedslnkd.inLinkedInThis link will take you to a page that’s not on LinkedIn 031
Reposted by Steve HoeyHealthwatch Leeds @healthwatchleeds.bsky.social · 08/08/2025Sign our national petition calling on the government to protect the independence of local voices in health and care. We ask for your support: Keep independent services that give the public a voice in NHS and Social Care petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73... #ProtectIndependentVoice #YourVoicepetition.parliament.ukPetition: Review decision to abolish independent local HealthwatchWe are asking the government to:• Revisit its decision to abolish local independent services that speak up for the public• Consult with the public to codesign a service which meets their needs and supports the NHS to realise its ambitions• Invest in and strengthen independent services 012
Reposted by Steve HoeyJim Waterson @jim.londoncentric.media · 03/08/2025These are the top replies, being financially rewarded for posting this stuff, and the explanation offered by the site’s own AI for why it’s like that. Anyway just flicking through the Sunday newspapers reading about some minor content infractions that Ofcom might look into at the BBC/Channel 4. 741228365
Steve Hoey @steve-hoey.bsky.social · 18/07/2025Like reading blogs? I've written one here about how #innovation in #housing can help solve #homelessness. I'd love to hear your feedback. Have a great weekend! www.turninglivesaround.co.uk/news-events/...turninglivesaround.co.ukTurning Lives Around TLA Leeds | News & EventsTurning Lives Around are experts in providing bespoke solutions for people faced with homelessness and other difficulties. 000
Steve Hoey @steve-hoey.bsky.social · 17/07/2025People are supporting our brilliant trustee, Mike White, as he does the #Leeds #Ironman in aid of Turning Lives Around (TLA). Good luck, Mike, and thanks for helping TLA! #homelessness Donate here [and/or please repost this post]: localgiving.org/fundraising/... 030
Steve Hoey @steve-hoey.bsky.social · 16/07/2025Rising needs and complexity; rising hope in the sector that we can work together to reduce #homelessness. It was good to chair the #Homelessness Prevention Forum this morning with passionate colleagues talking about women's rough sleeping, sport, and partnership work with Leeds City Council. 121
Steve Hoey @steve-hoey.bsky.social · 14/07/2025Packed room for the Third Sector Partnership meeting with Leeds City Council. Surprising for an in-person on a Monday morning? Not really when you know how passionate VCSE partners are and how willing LCC colleagues are to work together to serve the residents of #Leeds. 030
Steve Hoey @steve-hoey.bsky.social · 09/07/2025Hearing from Ed Whiting at the Third Sector Health and Care Leaders network meeting. It's a tough picture this year but he has optimism for Leeds City Council over the next 5-10 years. He's praising third sector partners; we are all keen to work together to serve the residents of #Leeds 031
Steve Hoey @steve-hoey.bsky.social · 07/07/2025Good panel discussion at this #Leeds Marmot city event. Dean Matheson talking about the need for long-term commitment across the city if we are going to tackle structural racism 022
Steve Hoey @steve-hoey.bsky.social · 04/07/2025One year into the Labour government, this is a useful tool to cut through the noise of the partisan press and track what they have achieved, are on track with, or are not on track with: fullfact.org/government-t...fullfact.orgGovernment Tracker – Full FactFull Fact is monitoring the government’s delivery on its promises 000
Reposted by Steve HoeyInside Housing @insidehousing.bsky.social · 27/06/2025dlvr.itHow social investment financing can help tackle homelessnessSocial investments can be used to purchase affordable homes for homeless households, write Manchester Metropolitan University’s Christopher Fox and Gareth Grainger 011
Reposted by Steve HoeyBrian Robson @brianrobson.bsky.social · 13/06/2025Yesterday @worldhabitat.bsky.social hosted an inspiring conference on homelessness and affordability. It was great to catch up with so many Oak partners who were speaking or attending. Congratulations to World Habitat on 40 years of the World Habitat Awards! 053
Reposted by Steve HoeyPete Apps @peteapps.bsky.social · 12/06/2025Some thoughts on Reeves' big affordable housing announcements. Tl;dr - yes it is good news (and a pleasent surprise), but let's not get carried away: peteapps.substack.com/p/yes-it-act... 265
Reposted by Steve HoeyMatthew Pennycook MP @matthewpennycookmp.bsky.social · 11/06/2025Today, we’ve announced £39bn of investment in a new 10-year affordable homes programme alongside a 10-year rent settlement. Boosting investment and providing certainty to deliver on our promise of the biggest increase in social and affordable housebuilding in a generation. 2175
Steve Hoey @steve-hoey.bsky.social · 12/06/2025@kwajo.bsky.social is rousing the room with his story of lived experience of #homelessness, and challenging us to ask the hard questions at the @worldhabitat.bsky.social conference today. 065
Reposted by Steve HoeyInside Housing @insidehousing.bsky.social · 10/06/2025dlvr.itSpending Review will deliver 10-year rent settlement and £39bn Affordable Homes ProgrammeThe chancellor is set to announce a 10-year rent settlement and a £39bn Affordable Homes Programme (AHP) as part of tomorrow’s Spending Review. 083
Reposted by Steve HoeyChartered Institute of Housing @cihhousing.bsky.social · 10/06/2025📢Good news: The 200-year-old Vagrancy Act is finally to be repealed, meaning rough sleeping will no longer be treated as a crime in England & Wales. CIH have long called for an approach that tackles the root causes of homelessness—not punishes people for it. This is a welcome & long overdue change🧵⬇️gov.ukRough sleeping to be decriminalised after 200 yearsThe Government has confirmed it will repeal the outdated Vagrancy Act 1824 by Spring next year, to ensure rough sleeping is no longer a criminal offence. 28639
Steve Hoey @steve-hoey.bsky.social · 10/06/2025At this West Yorkshire workshop we're discussing how to share data, be flexible and improve relationships to house and support people who are #homeless 000
Reposted by Steve HoeyJon Sparkes @jonsparkes.bsky.social · 04/06/2025Fantastic news St Petrocs pick up the @homelesslink.bsky.social Award for Workforce Development. St Petrocs continually work to build the evidence-based professional practice of the team to work in ways that end people's homelessness for good; at the same time as embedding a truly values-led culture 022
Reposted by Steve HoeyHomeless Link @homelesslink.bsky.social · 10/06/2025Tomorrow's Government Spending Review can be the moment we start to Break the Cycle of rising homelessness. The Chancellor must take this opportunity to invest in the expertise of frontline services & deliver for people affected by homelessness. homeless.org.uk/what-we-do/c...homeless.org.ukBreaking the CycleHomeless Link's campaign for a funding system fit to end homelessness 043
Reposted by Steve HoeyBasis Yorkshire @basisyorkshire.bsky.social · 10/06/2025Cuckooing, or home invasion, is when criminals take over a vulnerable adult's home for criminal activities. Learn to spot the signs, understand how it impacts people, and gain tools to respond in this training event. Few spaces left: buff.ly/BSnavY6 001
Reposted by Steve HoeyInside Housing @insidehousing.bsky.social · 10/06/2025dlvr.itChancellor mulls 10-year, £25bn settlement for new Affordable Homes ProgrammeChancellor Rachel Reeves is considering a 10-year, £25bn settlement for the new Affordable Homes Programme 032
Steve Hoey @steve-hoey.bsky.social · 06/06/2025Great that Rachel Reeves visited us at @turninglivesaround.bsky.social today. We had a good talk about our services, the challenges we face and how the government can help us. I'm confident there will be good news for the #homelessness sector in the spending review next week. 111
Steve Hoey @steve-hoey.bsky.social · 02/06/2025300 #homelessness professionals in the room for the @homelesslink.bsky.social Summer Conference. The theme of the opening session is optimism. We all need to have hope that things can improve. #underoneroof 031
Reposted by Steve HoeyTurning Lives Around @turninglivesaround.bsky.social · 27/05/2025Our CEO @steve-hoey.bsky.social explains how short-term funding arrangements affect our ability to plan ahead. Thanks to @insidehousing.bsky.social for highlighting our work and dilemmas. www.insidehousing.co.uk/home/the-car...insidehousing.co.ukThe carousel of homeless funding as experienced by one Leeds serviceWhat can government learn about how to improve homelessness services from the funding and staffing problems of one frontline provider? Ella Jessel visits a service to find out. 041
Steve Hoey @steve-hoey.bsky.social · 16/05/2025I like the C&R Trust, but the wording on this ad may need altering... Made me smile so I couldn't resist sharing! 010
Reposted by Steve HoeyTurning Lives Around @turninglivesaround.bsky.social · 20/02/2025We're delighted to have been awarded new contracts to continue delivering our Sustain & Woodside services in the Wakefield District @mywakefield.bsky.social for at least 2 years from April 2025! www.turninglivesaround.co.uk/news-events/... 021
Reposted by Steve HoeySteve Hoey @steve-hoey.bsky.social · 08/04/2025Nice article in South Leeds Life about our newly opened scheme for young rough sleepers at @turninglivesaround.bsky.social here : southleedslife.com/first-young-... #homelessness #Leedssouthleedslife.comFirst young person takes up residence in Lowell House - South Leeds LifeLeeds’ new supported accommodation for homeless 18-25-year-olds, Lowell House, is now officially open and already providing homes and specialist intense support for young people with a history of roug... 2113
Reposted by Steve HoeyTurning Lives Around @turninglivesaround.bsky.social · 23/04/2025Our Senior Property Manager, Ian Atkinson, is taking on the Leeds Half Marathon to raise funds for improving facilities for the people we support. Please get behind him! localgiving.org/fundraising/... 031
Steve Hoey @steve-hoey.bsky.social · 16/04/2025Good to hear from Annie and Amber about the work of @basisyorkshire.bsky.social at the #Homelessness Prevention Forum this morning 021
Steve Hoey @steve-hoey.bsky.social · 08/04/2025Nice article in South Leeds Life about our newly opened scheme for young rough sleepers at @turninglivesaround.bsky.social here : southleedslife.com/first-young-... #homelessness #Leedssouthleedslife.comFirst young person takes up residence in Lowell House - South Leeds LifeLeeds’ new supported accommodation for homeless 18-25-year-olds, Lowell House, is now officially open and already providing homes and specialist intense support for young people with a history of roug... 2113
Steve Hoey @steve-hoey.bsky.social · 28/03/2025Great news that all our contracts in #Leeds and #Wakefield have been renewed for 3 years. Thanks to Alex Sobel and the government, and to our commissioners at LCC and WFC. We will continue to support over 1200 people each year. #homelessness #ukhousing southleedslife.com/housing-supp...southleedslife.comHousing support for vulnerable Leeds’ homeless to continue - South Leeds LifeBeeston-based charity Turning Lives Around is set to continue providing housing support and homelessness prevention services for vulnerable people in Leeds for another three years. Leeds City Council ... 022
Reposted by Steve HoeyTom Copley @tomcopley.bsky.social · 24/03/2025Good to join a panel of speakers at today’s #HomelessLinkConf with the timely theme of “from crisis to prevention”. As part of the Mayor of @london.gov.uk’s mission to end rough sleeping in London by 2030 we will have a much greater focus on prevention. 051
Steve Hoey @steve-hoey.bsky.social · 24/03/2025Talking #homelessness prevention with Chris Keating of Connection Support at #HomelessLinkConf. Homelessness is largely predictable: childhood poverty and trauma are big factors. There has been a shocking 60% increase in children being separated from parents. We need more upstream prevention. 021
Reposted by Steve HoeyBasis Yorkshire @basisyorkshire.bsky.social · 21/03/2025In September 2024, a large number of frontline workers from different Leeds based organisations took part in the 2nd Leeds Women’s Rough Sleeping Census, facilitated and coordinated by Basis Yorkshire. Find out more: basisyorkshire.org.uk/general-news... 143
Steve Hoey @steve-hoey.bsky.social · 24/03/2025Good to hear from Jessica Turtle, Co-Founder of @ourmoh.bsky.social Museum of #homelessness talking about her own lived experience of surviving trauma, and the importance of love in prevention and crisis intervention 062