About the Training Fund

If you are a frontline worker or team and have identified a training course or event that will help you in your current work with people experiencing homelessness, but your organisation is not able to fund it, we may be able to help. Individuals can apply for up to £500 to cover the cost of training or events and groups can apply for up to £1,500.

At the Frontline Network we are committed to listening to the voices of staff working directly with people experiencing homelessness, and to responding to the challenges being faced in the sector. The Training Fund exist to support frontline workers with people experiencing homelessness to access training and skills development opportunities, if their organisation is unable to fund them.

Find out more about some of the people and teams who have received funding and how various training has supported frontline workers in our Training Fund blogs.

We want to make the Training Fund as accessible as possible. If you would prefer to complete the application via a call with one of our team, please get in touch and we can arrange this.

How to apply

Before applying, please read our Training Fund Guidelines.

Applications must be received by Frontline Network at least 6 weeks before the course start date. This is to allow enough time for us to process your application.
All applications must demonstrate how the training need has been identified by Frontline Workers (for example through supervisions, staff surveys, team meetings)
Why the training is needed (e.g. staff reporting an increase in incidents of mental health crisis, or a need to increase knowledge around areas of welfare/benefits that impact the people you work with).
We need to hear how the training will benefit the people you support in your service
Group applications can be made by a manager but must demonstrate how the training need has been identified by frontline staff e.g. through consultations, team meetings, supervisions.
Evidence of the full cost, date of training and number of attendees must be provided, e.g. a link to full details on trainer website, or an email or quote for your organisation’s required training
Before applying, please find out if the training can be funded by your employer. If you do not know we will ask you to find out.

Please see the Training Fund FAQs for more details.

For all our training offers, please see the Training Programme page. Or if you have any further questions please contact us at frontline@stmartinscharity.org.uk.

About the Training Fund

Individual Training

If you have identified a training course that will support your work with people experiencing homelessness you may be able to apply for up to £500 towards the cost.

Group Training

If you and your colleagues have identified a group training that could support you in your work with people experiencing homelessness, you can apply for up to £1,500 to help cover the costs.

Training Fund Blogs

Hear from previous grantees about how training supported their team.

Pobl | Strengthening Welfare Benefits Advice for Clients

Read how the training fund has helped the Pobl team feel more confident in supporting their clients to better advise and advocate for them.

Streetlife | Mental Health Support For Young People

Rob from Streetlife talks about the impact that mental health training, paid for by the Training Fund for his team has had.

You can read more Training Fund blogs on our News and Views page.

What we fund

There are lots of training providers across the UK offering a wide range of training. You can apply for Frontline Network funding towards any course that is relevant to your work with people experiencing homelessness - so look for what is available in your area, or nationally, by signing up for newsletters and asking colleagues.

If you know of some training that has really benefitted you in your work, why not get in touch and let us hear about it?