The forum’s overall aim is to enhance the capacity of the voluntary and community sector to make policy responses and influence policy development in housing and homelessness.
Role of the forum
It does this through facilitating information sharing and dissemination on a range of common housing and homelessness issues, enabling those working on housing policy within the voluntary and community sector to come together on a regular basis to network, share experiences and knowledge and develop policy positions.
Resources
Terms of reference
(27kb Word document)
Minutes May 2007
(35kb Word document)
Minutes August 2007
(77kb Word document)
Minutes October 2007
(44kb Word document)
The next meeting will take place on 19 March 2008 at the Housing Rights Service at 1.00pm.
The forum also enabling those who don’t normally work on policy to have regular access to information and debate on the policy environment which shapes their work.
When appropriate the forum also lobbies and works to develop the capacity of member groups to do so. It also has a role in facilitating communication with public authorities and other key stakeholders.
Meetings
The forum meets around three times a year and anyone working in the voluntary and community sector who is interested in the issues is invited to join in.
Membership
The current regular membership includes:
- Council for the Homeless NI (currently providing the Chair),
- Simon Community NI (current secretariat),
- Housing Rights Service,
- Shelter NI,
- First Housing Aid & Support Services,
- NI Federation of Housing Associations and
- Chartered Institute of Housing.
Contact the forum
For more information about the Forum, contact:
Jonny Currie
NICVA
028 9087 7777
jonny.currie@nicva.org
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