2122-0350 Homeless Outreach Service

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<p>Islington Council invites suitable expressions of interest from suppliers for a Homeless Outreach Service. A Homeless Outreach Service is a vital part of the Council&rsquo;s work in supporting individuals rough sleeping to move away from the streets, offering rapid intervention, assessment and support into suitable accommodation. This service provides a lifeline for individuals who find themselves street homeless by offering rapid contact, support to access housing and other support services. This service will ensure anyone rough sleeping in the borough has an identified route away from the streets, based in their individual needs. The service will be flexible, targeting resources at unsocial hours when people are likely to be found bedded down &ndash; i.e. early mornings and late nights. This service supports the Council&rsquo;s ambitions to prevent homelessness and to eliminate rough sleeping as laid out in the Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy 2019 &ndash; 2023. This service forms part of a wider multi-disciplinary partnership team offering a holistic approach to people experiencing homelessness and multiple disadvantage in Islington. Homeless Outreach Services are commissioned as part of the Council&rsquo;s work to support those rough sleeping in the borough, offering rapid contact and assessment in order to identify appropriate routes off the street and supporting individuals to access these. The aims of the commissioned Outreach Service: &bull; Reduction of rough sleeping in Islington through assertive outreach, ensuring anyone met has an identified route away from the streets which is suitable for their needs &bull; Responding to Streetlink referrals and providing an initial point of contact for people rough sleeping &bull; To work jointly with the council&rsquo;s Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) funded roles and interventions to reduce the harm to and from those rough sleeping, ensuring a holistic support offer &bull; To work collaboratively with other services to ensure that needs other than housing are met to reduce a return to rough sleeping once in accommodation &bull; To co-ordinate and participate in bi-monthly and annual street counts &bull; Participate in all severe weather protocols, offering a responsive service targeting resources as needed &bull; To support Islington Council in its community engagement activities relating to rough sleeping</p> Keywords: Homeless, Outreach