Raising awareness about homelessness: Hosting an event

For the last five years Belfast Metropolitan College has hosted a Homeless Awareness Panel (HAP). The day has always been within the scope of the annual Homelessness Awareness Week in Belfast and NI. This helpsheet offers some pointers for social work academics wishing to increase student awareness of homelessness by holding a similar type of event. It explains the factors which have led to the success of this particular Homeless Awareness event. It has been compiled from a set of interviews conducted by SWAP with students service users event attendees together with the organiser.