Focus Forum: Furniture Poverty: Continuing the Conversation

This Focus Forum is intended to continue the conversations from our previous Furniture Poverty session. It will also be of interest to anyone who wants to learn more about the impact of this issue in Wiltshire.

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Facilitator(s)

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Welcome and Introductions

Benedict van der Linde, Wiltshire Money Partnerships Manager, Wiltshire Money

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Facilitated Discussion (suggested topics):

• An introduction to the 'An Empty House Isn't a Home’ campaign.
• Policy considerations:
  • Keeping items between tenancies (H&S concerns).
  • Linking to support (KFR, Waste Not Want Not, etc.)
  • Furnished tenancy proposals
• Developments since the previous Focus Forum.
• Concerns and barriers around support provision in this area.
• Growing support within organisations.

Alex Montegriffo, Community Organiser and Campaigns Manager, Devizes and District Foodbank

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Focus Forum close