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Alison Gelder Chief Executive Housing Justice. Data…. Why is data important? . Here are six reasons: Food banks in the news… Homelessness statistics Working together Measuring YOUR impact Raising funds to help more people Challenging/changing policy. What do we know now?.
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Alison Gelder Chief Executive Housing Justice Data…
Why is data important? Here are six reasons: • Food banks in the news… • Homelessness statistics • Working together • Measuring YOUR impact • Raising funds to help more people • Challenging/changing policy
What do we know now? London winter 2012/2013 • 23 community night shelters • 44,312 bed nights • 1,439 guests • 689 (48%) found accommodation • more than 6,500 volunteers • more than 330 venues
What do we know now? London winter 2012/2013 - guests • 49% UK • 33% CEE • 88% men • 11% women • 1% transgender
What else do we need to know? • Data for the rest of the country • More about volunteers • More about venues • More about guests • More about outcomes
The challenge of data collection! • The right questions • In the right format • Answered at the right time… • Not to mention analysis & reporting
Will you rise to the challenge? • Share your data • Use our spread sheet • Prioritise data collection • Make the data work for you…