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John Glenton

John Glenton is director of Riverside Care and Support

Articles by John Glenton

Welcome homes

By John Glenton | 15 January 2024

John Glenton considers how councils should spend on homelessness prevention grants to support fam...

Supported housing is a smart investment

By John Glenton | 28 March 2023

Supported housing changes lives and saves public money, but its funding has reduced over time, sa...

Putting an end to families' cycle of despair

By John Glenton | 10 October 2022

On World Homelessness Day, John Glenton explains how Sefton Council has saved £900,000 thanks to ...

We need to do more to tackle homelessness before it happens

By John Glenton | 03 August 2021

The country needs a national housing and homelessness strategy underpinned by long-term sustainab...

How can councils prepare homelessness services for a second wave?

By John Glenton | 09 October 2020

We’ve proven we can tackle rough sleeping and keep people safe during COVID-19 says  John Glenton...

What 'Everyone In' has taught us

By John Glenton | 10 August 2020

The ‘Everyone In’ programme has not only transformed lives, but it also has the potential to rad...

De-traumatising the sector

By John Glenton | 27 May 2020

Research conducted by Riverside looks at what we need to do to move on from the last decade and c...