BCAN (Bristol Christian Action Network) Helping Christians Respond To Social Needs Bristol Homeless Forum BHF Agenda - 14 January 2016

6.30-8pm, Caring in Bristol, Little Bishop Street

Open

Introduction

Apologies: Jonnie Angel (Wild Goose Drop-In Centre Manager, Crisis Centre Ministries), Judith Gardner (Spring of Hope), Lindsey Jones (Caring in Bristol, Bristol Methodist Centre), Steve Jones (Bristol Soup Run Trust), Gillian Nowland (One25).

Previous meeting: accuracy, matters arising

Matters arising

• Any news on the reported pending legislation to prevent people sleeping rough in Bristol?

Notified Business

Information Share

• Previously circulated details
• Other details

Caring at Christmas

• How this year went, impact of opening an additiional night
• Thoughts about next year

Sleep-Out and Homelessness Awareness Week

• Friday 26 February 2016
• Sign-ups to date
• Please point interested groups to the new web site (bristolhf.org.uk)
• Confirming the practical arrangements
• Other publicity
• Homelessness Awareness Week activities
• Anything else?

Emergency Winter Accomodation

• Following the initial proposal there was a meeting with the Council and others, with plans to create emergency overnight accommodation for the coldest months.
• Progress report?

Access to mental health services

• Paul Sargent from St Mungos has offered to come – or send someone – to talk to us about how to help people access the mental health services they require. No confirmation about this as yet
• Any progress on training from ASIST?

Involving the workers

• How do we encourage participation and partnership from people employed to work in this field?

Ongoing Issues

• Survival Handbook update - when is the next edition due?
• Toilet facilities for homeless people

Close

Shared documents

Items for next agenda

Any other business

Future meetings

• 10 March 2016, 6.30 pm
• 12 May 2016, 6.30 pm