The Leeds Homeless Charter was put together by people with lived experience of homelessness, different charities, grassroot groups which operate out on the street, Leeds City Council and a number of commissioned services. The charter itself is a set of aim and actions which those who sign up to it are all working towards and is underpinned by four working groups (see below); the Big Change Leeds Initiative (see link) which encourages businesses and the general public to give time money and items to support those who are living a street based lifestyle and the Street Support website (see link) which is an online hub for communication.
The four working groups cover:
- Grassroots Groups Connecting with Commissioned Services
- Mental Health and Suicide Prevention
- Migration and homelessness
- Prison Release
If you wish to read and or sign up to the Leeds Homeless Charter a Pdf version of the document can be found below:
From the 5th November 2020 a set of guidelines have been set out for groups participating in outreach on the street. A Pdf of the guidelines can be found bellow:
Photos from Leeds Homeless Charter working groups and the Leeds Homeless Charter launch event:
Media coverage of the launch event for the Leeds Homeless Charter: YEP article