Homelessness in the UK with Army Varle

05/18/20 • 64 min

This Week in Homelessness with Daniel McDonald

In this episode:
Amy Varle checks in from Manchester, England to discuss social housing, homeless pet policies, COVID-19 and her own journey from homelessness to Number 10 Downing Street.

Amy Varle from Manchester, England is one of the most brilliant entrepreneurs and homelessness experts in the UK
She is a leading voice and advocate for Housing First
In 2016, Amy was awarded a travelling fellowship from the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust
She published “Social Property Investment : Pioneering strategies for 21st century homelessness prevention and response”
On 25 January 2018, she presented her report to Prime Minister Theresa May
Amy herself was made homeless at the age of 16 as a result of family issues
- She lived, for ten months, in a hostel for young people, before being found a council flat
- Her experience led Varle to work in a housing and homelessness role in local government
You can contact Amy at https://www.amyvarle.co.uk
Amy's Wikipedia page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amy_Varle
Visit my website at: https://www.homelesspolice.com or @HomelessPolice

In this episode:
Amy Varle checks in from Manchester, England to discuss social housing, homeless pet policies, COVID-19 and her own journey from homelessness to Number 10 Downing Street.

Amy Varle from Manchester, England is one of the most brilliant entrepreneurs and homelessness experts in the UK
She is a leading voice and advocate for Housing First
In 2016, Amy was awarded a travelling fellowship from the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust
She published “Social Property Investment : Pioneering strategies for 21st century homelessness prevention and response”
On 25 January 2018, she presented her report to Prime Minister Theresa May
Amy herself was made homeless at the age of 16 as a result of family issues
- She lived, for ten months, in a hostel for young people, before being found a council flat
- Her experience led Varle to work in a housing and homelessness role in local government
You can contact Amy at https://www.amyvarle.co.uk
Amy's Wikipedia page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amy_Varle
Visit my website at: https://www.homelesspolice.com or @HomelessPolice

Previous Episode

Tampa Police on the Streets to Help Homeless Deal with Coronavirus

NewsRadio WFLA's Felix Vega interviews Tampa Police Department Homeless Outreach Officer Dan McDonald on how they are partnering with Catholic Charities to open 100-person tent camp to provide temporary shelter, while working to find homeless residents permanent housing and services while also coping with their day-to-day fears about the Coronavirus in another vulnerable population.
Listen to the original interview on IHeartRadio:
https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1248-on-the-docket-51612296/episode/tampa-police-on-the-streets-to-61270650/