South East Supported Housing Month runs from 16 November to 11 December 2009. It is an awareness-raising campaign aimed at showcasing the work housing associations, local authorities and service providers are doing to support more than 136,000 vulnerable people in the region.
There are more than 2,700 Supported Housing and Floating Support Services in the south east, helping people to achieve their potential and enjoy independent and fulfilled lives.
South East Supported Housing Month will see providers of the full range of services raising the profile of the sector through organising a variety of events, visits, launches and other activities aimed at local politicians and other key stakeholders.
During the month of action, the aim is to tell as wide an audience as possible about the difference the sector is making for some of the region’s most vulnerable people, demonstrating the value added and the ways in which these important services contribute to regional priorities on issues like:
