Consultancy

HLG Consulting offers specialist support for homelessness, housing-related support and housing organisations which can help them to understand needs and demands, develop their own services and contribute to the wider strategic development of services.

We have over 20 years experience of offering information, advice and support services to organisations and the establishment of HLG Consulting in 2007 has enabled us to offer more in-depth services when organisations need them.

We can offer support in the following areas:

• Researching Need
• Consultation Exercises
• Service Reviews
• Service User Involvement
• Evaluating Services
• Troubleshooting
• Policy Development
• Strategy Development
• Team Reviews
• Team Development
• Writing Reports
• Facilitating Meetings and Events
• Events Management

As well as the knowledge and expertise of the HLG Resource Team, we have a number of Associates who work with us on Consultancy projects who have a wide range of knowledge and experience, including:

Project Management, Service Reviews and Audits, Policy Development, Young People, Older People, Mental Health, Learning Disability, Drugs, Alcohol, Advocacy, Service User Involvement, Risk Assessment, Floating Support, Benefits, Debt, Quality, Employment, Management, Writing Tenders, Funding and Fundraising, Sustainable Funding, Strategic Planning, Facilitation, Team Development, Research, Writing Reports.

Examples of work we have undertaken through HLG Consulting to date include:

"HLG is well respected within the Nottinghamshire Voluntary homelessness and housing sectors offering a wide range of services. HLG has recently co-ordinated a complete review of Mansfield's Homelessness Strategy, subsequently compiling the Interagency Homelessness Strategy 2008 - 13 on behalf of Mansfield District Council which was an excellent piece of work."

Michelle Turton, Housing Needs Manager, Mansfield District Council. 

• Nottinghamshire Homeless Watch – an annual snapshot survey of homelessness in Nottinghamshire (2004-2009)
• Derbyshire Homeless Watch – an annual snapshot survey of homelessness in Derbyshire (2008-2011)
• Northamptonshire Homeless Watch - a snapshot survey of homelessness in Northamptonshire in 2009 
• Homelessness Review, Consultation and Development of the Mansfield Homelessness Strategy 2008
• Review of Management Structure in a small organisation
• Events Management, including the Regional Housing for Inclusion event and the launch of the Mansfield Homelessness Strategy
• Facilitation of Team Days and Business Planning Days

For more information about HLG Consulting, please contact Lucy Cooper at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it