Workshops
Theme: Homelessness

Workshops designed to share learnings, practice and research to collectively achieve better outcomes when responding to and preventing homelessness. Participants will learn about and contribute to the development of tools and approaches that will support effective practice. Designed to support practitioners and organisations to consider the realities, challenges and the broader implications of homelessness.

Organisational Readiness Through a Lived Experience Lens

Presenters: Awatea Hawke, Housing First Auckland; Amanda Bradley and Malcolm McKenna, Te Pou

Description: Through a collaboration between Housing First Aotearoa and Te Pou, this session will share insights from the Lived Experience Community of Practice journey. The presenters will explore what organisational readiness could look like when lived experience staff, including those in peer support roles and non-lived experience teams work together. Through reflective discussion and practical examples, attendees will gain tools and strategies to strengthen organisational readiness structures, processes and practices within their teams and organisations.

Audience: Leaders, managers, peer support workers, and practitioners interested in lived experience and peer support.

Housing with Aroha: Youth Supportive Housing Models

Presenters: TBC

Description: Join us to explore supportive housing models for young wahine. Hear what has worked, the challenges encountered, and how youth-focused initiatives have supported this mahi. Gain practical insights for organisations working with homeless rangatahi and youth housing providers.

Audience: Homeless and youth housing providers - leaders and practitioners.

National Homelessness Data Project – Building a National Picture

Presenters: Rami Alrudaini, Housing First Auckland; Marjolaine Stranaghan, Community Housing Aotearoa; Prof Nevil Pierse, University of Otago

Description: The National Homelessness Data Project (NHDP) emerged from the last CHA conference 2024 and a shared call from government and the sector for more consistent, nationwide data on homelessness. This workshop will provide an overview of the three NHDP workstreams, share insights from current progress, and highlight how service providers can participate. Join us to learn how your organisation can contribute to building a stronger evidence base to inform policy and practice.

Audience: Homeless and housing service providers – leaders and practitioners.

Papatūānuku in Action: Learning Across Communities of Practice

Presenters: Vic Crockford, Amanda Kelly, and Dr Kathie Irwin (video clips only), Coalition to End Women’s Homelessness (CEWH)

Description: At the 2024 CHA conference, CEWH ran a workshop to start to co-create a kete of knowledge to support organisations working with women and children experiencing homelessness. Since then, Dr Kathie Iriwin, has joined the CEWH as Kaihutu and developed the Papatūānuku Paradigm, a Te Tiriti-based gender analysis toolkit. This workshop will explore how the Paradigm can guide a Te Ao Māori gender analysis lens in practice, drawing on insights and experiences from communities of practice.

Audience: Homeless and housing service providers - leaders and practitioners.

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