Fiona Colley
@FionaMColley
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Find me elsewhere, LinkedIn best for work. Campaigner, parent, gardener, dog lover. Director of Social Change @HomelessLink. Views my own.
London, England
Joined October 2008
I’m done here. I’m pretty much everywhere else you can think of.
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⬇️ a fantastic *paid* opportunity for someone with lived experience of homelessness to work for an MP in Parliament
I grew up facing homelessness, was given the chance to work in Parliament and now have the honour to serve as an MP. Now, I'm launching my own Parliamentary Internship for individuals who are or have been homeless. Apply below 👇 https://t.co/p2ycVcGvbY
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Nearly £1bn is set to leave the homeless sector in April. Inaction will put vital services at risk & leading to a surge in homelessness Our letter, signed by 75 of our members, calls on @RachelReevesMP to act on the cliffedge in the upcoming AutumnBudget https://t.co/vCN4TcLJbh
theguardian.com
Exclusive: Failure to extend funding risks biggest setback to ending homelessness ‘in recent history’, Rachel Reeves told
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Annual statutory homelessness data for 23/24 out today: - Initial assessments up 10.4% - Households owed a relief duty up 12.3% - Huge increase in people experiencing homelessness after leaving Home Office accommodation Our response ⬇️ https://t.co/E2LR7t0cpA
homeless.org.uk
Homeless Link responds, raising the looming funding cliff edge for homelessness services.
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I hope to see this backed up on 30 Oct by maintaining funding homelessness services next year, followed by full cross government spending review to ensure future funding models support the promised mission approach and cross government strategy to end homelessness.
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Thank you @Keir_Starmer for making new commitments on homelessness and rough sleeping in your conference speech. Looking forward to detail on commitments for veterans, care leavers and victims of domestic abuse who are amongst those most at risk of homelessness.
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Great to hear @Keir_Starmer mention care leavers in his speech and set out his commitment to tackle homelessness - 1 in 3 face homelessness within 2 years of leaving care so this is a really welcome step.
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Starmer also says that care leavers and victims of domestic abuse in housing need will also be housed. Does this mean taking them out of temporary accommodation and into permanent housing?
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Starmer says that all veterans in “housing need” will be housed. It’s thought that around 3 per cent of rough sleepers are veterans
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Great to be invited by @HomelessLink to attend this discussion with @PaulaBarkerMP, @dsnorthnorth, @emily4MK & sector leaders. There is much for @UKLabour to do to get homelessness & rough sleeping under control and it was positive to hear that the will is there.
We convened a roundtable today with Co-Chair of the homelessness APPG @PaulaBarkerMP & Vice-Chairs @dsnorthnorth & @emily4MK Conversation touched on the funding cliff edge, the importance of the Government's cross departmental strategy and the vital role of the 3rd sector.
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This week I have been meeting with organisations across the homelessness sector including @HomelessLink @NHyouthcentre @crisis_uk & more, to discuss the scale of the problem we are facing and what needs to be done. Sadly, the the extent of the situation is immense.
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We convened a roundtable today with Co-Chair of the homelessness APPG @PaulaBarkerMP & Vice-Chairs @dsnorthnorth & @emily4MK Conversation touched on the funding cliff edge, the importance of the Government's cross departmental strategy and the vital role of the 3rd sector.
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Join us on Saturday 26 October for a discussion about how we can resolve the housing crisis in London and across the UK, featuring @Semakaleng, @RNBlake, @omidmiri93, @shreyagnanda, @jackypeacockobe, @kieronjwilliams, @FionaMColley
https://t.co/Ywqvj8k1lP
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It’s not quite goodbye, but you’ll find me more often now on Bluesky https://t.co/Ij2YWlHlqd and LinkedIn
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Social Change, Policy & Comms Director | Optimist | Loves change done with and for communities not to them · Location: London · 500+ connections on LinkedIn. View Fiona Colley’s profile on LinkedIn,...
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Welcome to your new role @rushanaraali - with homelessness and rough sleeping growing rapidly there is lots to do. @HomelessLink and our members look forward to working with you
We're pleased to welcome @rushanaraali to the role of Parliamentary Under Secretary in @mhclg with responsibility for homelessness and rough sleeping The homelessness sector looks forward to working with you to create a society with a home for everyone https://t.co/09LwSn3Gz5
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"We urgently need to see Government action to better support people trapped in homelessness" @Rickviews responds to the latest Statutory Homelessness data, declaring England faces a "homelessness epidemic." https://t.co/OUVxhVeqxO
homeless.org.uk
Latest statistics show more evidence that England is in a homelessness epidemic, with Homeless Link calling for urgent action.
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Today’s public spending statement laid out a timeline for a short and medium term spending review. We’ll need to campaign together to protect homelessness funding for next year and secure a better funding model for the future.
linkedin.com
Rachel Reeves’ “Spending Inheritance” statement included vital news for commissioned homelessness services facing funding cliff edges next March as she laid out her plans for reviewing public...
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Our Policy Manager Cat Tottie analyses what we can expect from the new Labour Government when it comes to homelessness and how this aligns with our key policy asks. https://t.co/1QlydxOFAf
homeless.org.uk
In this blog our Policy Manager, Cat Tottie takes you through what Labour has prioritised so far, what more we can expect from manifestos, and how this aligns with our asks for the new Government as...
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And great to see new MP and former @homelesslink trustee @dsnorthnorth who’s going to be an amazing champion for ending homelessness in Parliament
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Delighted to be in the House of Lords today to hear the new Government agenda laid out. New legislation for renters reform and house building vital to ending homelessness #KingsSpeech
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