On 23 June, the Frontline Network delivered our Annual Conference 2026, bringing together frontline workers, partners, speakers and sector colleagues from across the UK online for a day of shared learning, reflection and practical insight.

With over 700 people registered, eight talks and 27 speakers representing a wide range of disciplines, backgrounds and expertise, the conference aimed to create space for people to come together around the issues that matter most to those supporting people experiencing homelessness.

We are grateful to everyone who contributed to the day — our speakers, partners, facilitators and attendees. Your questions, reflections and willingness to share your experiences helped make the conference a valuable space for connection, solidarity and learning.

Shaped By Frontline Voices

"I found the conference very informative in [an] informal way, which was great and a good way to learn. The sessions were just long enough."

Each year, our conference programme is shaped by the voices of frontline workers, drawing on insights from our Frontline Worker Survey and consultation with partners across the UK to deliver sessions that reflect the real challenges, questions and opportunities identified by those working on the frontline.

This year's sessions explored a wide range of topics identified by frontline workers and our partners. These included moral injury, neurodiversity, mental health support, working with stigmatised and criminalised communities, migrant services, Gypsy, Roma and Traveller homelessness, creating safer services for trans people, and responding to the threat of the far right.

Watch Sessions on Demand

"It is excellent that the webinars can be viewed after the event. This can be fitted into a busy schedule at a convenient time."

The recordings from the conference sessions are now available on our website, so you can catch up on anything you were not able to attend on the day or revisit sessions that you found particularly useful.

We know it can be difficult to carve out time for personal and professional development, especially when services are under pressure and frontline roles are demanding. We hope that making the recordings available online will make it easier for people to access the learning in a way that works for them.

We are also sharing resources from the sessions so attendees and colleagues can continue to reflect on the learning, share it with their teams and use it to support practice.

What Comes Next

The conversations from the conference will continue to shape our work in the months ahead. We hope to follow up with further webinars that respond to the needs, priorities and ideas shared by frontline workers and partners across the UK.

You can discover more about our Frontline Network Partners, apply to our Training Fund, explore the Accessing Accommodation Emergency Grant, and register for the Frontline Network e-news.

Thank you to everyone who joined us on the day, contributed to the programme, or helped spread the word. If you missed any sessions or would like to revisit the discussions, the recordings and resources are now available online.

Watch this space for more opportunities to learn, connect and share practice in the coming months.