Purpose with Helen Carlin

03/24/22 • 23 min

Helen Carlin is the founder and CEO of Rowan Alba and prides herself that their services are built around peoples individual needs.
Helen's journey within the homelessness sector is decades long and she describes herself as an accidental chief executive of a charity. She credits her commitment to ending homelessness as the driving force behind her career and explains the shifting priorities her and her team face as they move into a time of expansion for their organisation.

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