Identifying the strengths, talents and resources of all who have ability to serve, ‘Social Property Investment’ provides a route to centralisation of homelessness address, whilst identifying both accommodation and holistic care supply for the eventual massscale adoption of a non-criteria based ‘Housing-First’ led approach towards housing instability and its wider associated issues.
Though there can be no single, one-size-fits all solution to the tragedy of 21st Century homelessness, ‘Social Property Investment’ allows respondents from widely differing habitats to align, identify a common bond, share their assets and work together in harmony towards ending – rather than sustaining – the crisis of modern homelessness. ‘Social Property Investment’ is social enterprise, for social housing; it’s a solution which was designed for the homeless, by the homeless - and the people that are able and willing to help them.
The unique methods of ‘Social Property Investment’ present a combination of property investment systems and person-centred support-based homelessness address strategies, with focus on three key areas, for all partakers:
These methods are proven to get people off the streets – and keep them off the streets. Whilst sharing techniques between practitioners in the United Kingdom, the United States of America and beyond, we will align the most inspiring and successful respondents to homelessness in the world; creating a global knowledge-exchange platform to design, share and actualise targeted community-driven ‘Social Property Investment’ and ‘Housing First’-led address plans – to be implemented at individual, local, regional, national and international levels.
Whether financial shareholders, property owners, accommodation providers, managing agents, public sector services, charitable establishments, faith-led groups, academic institutions, local authorities with a duty to house - or simply members of the public looking to help; ‘Social Property Investment’ will bring leaders, contributors, followers, investors and donors together; empowering them to effectively channel their efforts towards the eradication of 21st Century homelessness. Together, we aim to set the bench-mark for compassionate resolution to homelessness, across developed nations, all over the globe.
The goal of this project is to create a global movement of meaningful, transformational practice which is focused towards compassionate homelessness resolution, via free access to education, practical resources, suitable housing choices and person-centred support.
An open-source resource hub will be at the heart of innovation and enterprise; interlinking practitioners and guiding them to work in a more productive manner. We will collect and distribute practical resources and encourage a diverse cross-sector member network to work effectively and efficiently together.
The theoretical model this conceptual framework is based upon is ‘Housing First’ and the belief that everyone deserves a home of their own. It also, importantly, recognises the commodity stature of property; finding an appropriate balance between housing as a basic human right and housing as a financial investment opportunity.
The anticipated public benefit to engaging these methods and implementing these plans is staggering. Taking indication from cost effectiveness measuring tools provided by national charity representing single homeless people, Crisis, if we are to recruit and empower ‘Social Property Investment’ service providers with the aim of delivering a sustainable housing and support solution to 1000 service users within a three-year period, the projected financial cost saving to public services and government will exceed £24,000,000 annually.
Major points of emphasis in the ‘Social Property Investment’ strategic address to combat homelessness include:
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