Building a network of change-makers towards ending homelessness with evidence (360G-CR-4926069)

End It With Evidence: Building a movement to end homelessness sustainably. The Centre is a catalyst for the evidence-informed transformation of the homelessness sector. Our bid seeks funding of £600k over three years for a UK-wide programme to change the sector?s culture by scaling our network of leaders, practitioners and people with lived experience (hereafter referred to as ?communities?) who are committed to evidence-based ways of working. The proposed programme includes: a campaign (?End it with evidence?) to help grow the ?what works? movement in homelessness, including a bi-annual UK-wide learning festival. an expanded Capability Building Programme: extending our What Works Community Initiative, currently focused on local government staff, to VCS practitioners and experts by experience, and helping them develop and test new approaches, that will be managed through locality-based Impact Chapters. a What Works Media Programme, led by experts by experience, to harness the power of non-fiction storytelling and filmmaking to showcase effective change. It will include an annual Impact Prize for the best piece of written or video-based reportage ? whether by a journalist, practitioner or person with lived experience - on what works in homelessness. an Ambassadors Network: a group of senior practitioners and influencers who support the vision and can help us build more momentum for the programme through publications and speaking engagements, and also through assisting us with the delivery of the other activities listed above. This work matters because we know that simply disseminating evidence is not sufficient to bring about change: we also need to build a network of people who are committed to real lasting change. Your money would help us take our network-building and cultural-change activity to the next level - and will thereby help to improve the lives of people at risk of, or experiencing, homelessness.