Sam Austin
@samaustin14.bsky.social
Proud to be Chief Executive for Wales' leading homelessness charity Llamau & Chair Cymorth Cymru. Views usually mine. Pronouns: She/Her
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NEW JOB! 🌸
Llamau is hiring a Executive Assistant to CEO in Cardiff (Caerdydd).
Llamau is hiring a Executive Assistant to CEO in Cardiff (Caerdydd).
Executive Assistant to CEO
Llamau is daring to imagine a world without homelessness – will you help us to create it?
www.charityjobfinder.co.uk
July 25, 2025 at 2:31 PM
NEW JOB! 🌸
Llamau is hiring a Executive Assistant to CEO in Cardiff (Caerdydd).
Llamau is hiring a Executive Assistant to CEO in Cardiff (Caerdydd).
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NEW JOB! 🌸
Llamau is hiring a Trustee in .
Llamau is hiring a Trustee in .
Trustee
Join Llamau’s Board of Trustees - Help Us End Homelessness for Young People and Women in Wales
www.charityjobfinder.co.uk
July 25, 2025 at 3:22 PM
NEW JOB! 🌸
Llamau is hiring a Trustee in .
Llamau is hiring a Trustee in .
Thank you @dawnbowden.bsky.social for your time today visiting our @llamau.bsky.social Children’s Home. We’re so proud of this partnership with the Vale of Glamorgan Council creating child centred & trauma informed care with clear & positive transitions out of care into our supported accommodation.
June 18, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Thank you @dawnbowden.bsky.social for your time today visiting our @llamau.bsky.social Children’s Home. We’re so proud of this partnership with the Vale of Glamorgan Council creating child centred & trauma informed care with clear & positive transitions out of care into our supported accommodation.
Such a pleasure to host our @llamau.bsky.social Volunteer Thank You event at the Senedd yesterday.
Yesterday we celebrated Llamau’s incredible volunteers at the Senedd 🫶 From supporting young people facing homelessness to women surviving abuse – your compassion powers our mission. Thank you for standing with us, today and every day 💜 #VolunteersWeek
June 6, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Such a pleasure to host our @llamau.bsky.social Volunteer Thank You event at the Senedd yesterday.
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By volunteering, you have the opportunity to be the calming, supportive voice that's here to help 🫶
Sue has been there for the youth of Wales that feel forgotten, to remind them they do have a place and they are loved. Be part of the change you want to see: ow.ly/Qk2Q50SbACZ
Sue has been there for the youth of Wales that feel forgotten, to remind them they do have a place and they are loved. Be part of the change you want to see: ow.ly/Qk2Q50SbACZ
June 4, 2025 at 10:17 AM
By volunteering, you have the opportunity to be the calming, supportive voice that's here to help 🫶
Sue has been there for the youth of Wales that feel forgotten, to remind them they do have a place and they are loved. Be part of the change you want to see: ow.ly/Qk2Q50SbACZ
Sue has been there for the youth of Wales that feel forgotten, to remind them they do have a place and they are loved. Be part of the change you want to see: ow.ly/Qk2Q50SbACZ
Thank you @fjbeecher.bsky.social for your incredible leadership and friendship. So pleased we will still meet up although I have to pay for the coffees now! 🤣
It's the end of an era, from all of us at Llamau - Thank you Fran 🫶
If you'd like to read the full statement on CEO Frances Beecher's retirement, click here: www.llamau.org.uk/News/llamau-...
If you'd like to read the full statement on CEO Frances Beecher's retirement, click here: www.llamau.org.uk/News/llamau-...
May 30, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Thank you @fjbeecher.bsky.social for your incredible leadership and friendship. So pleased we will still meet up although I have to pay for the coffees now! 🤣
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LGBTQ+ youth are disproportionately at risk of homelessness — we’re not just offering a bed for the night. We're rebuilding trust, creating futures, and making sure every young person knows: you belong, exactly as you are.
🫶 Stand with us. Share this. Help us change the story.
#LGBTQYouthWales
🫶 Stand with us. Share this. Help us change the story.
#LGBTQYouthWales
May 28, 2025 at 8:58 AM
LGBTQ+ youth are disproportionately at risk of homelessness — we’re not just offering a bed for the night. We're rebuilding trust, creating futures, and making sure every young person knows: you belong, exactly as you are.
🫶 Stand with us. Share this. Help us change the story.
#LGBTQYouthWales
🫶 Stand with us. Share this. Help us change the story.
#LGBTQYouthWales
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🚨 Last year, The Welsh Government estimated between 6,000-7,000 young people reached out for help with homelessness...We are providing comfort, possibility and independence but we can't do it alone.
You can help by sharing this post and showing you stand with Llamau in ending youth homelessness💙
You can help by sharing this post and showing you stand with Llamau in ending youth homelessness💙
April 29, 2025 at 8:02 AM
🚨 Last year, The Welsh Government estimated between 6,000-7,000 young people reached out for help with homelessness...We are providing comfort, possibility and independence but we can't do it alone.
You can help by sharing this post and showing you stand with Llamau in ending youth homelessness💙
You can help by sharing this post and showing you stand with Llamau in ending youth homelessness💙
Very proud of all my @llamau.bsky.social and Cardiff Women’s Aid colleagues who have worked tirelessly to both enable the merger to happen and ensuring seamless and high quality support continued uninterrupted.
We continue to be absolutely committed to end violence against women and girls.
We continue to be absolutely committed to end violence against women and girls.
Llamau and Cardiff Women’s Aid have officially merged, united by our mission to end homelessness and abuse for women, children and young people in Wales.
Together, we’ll reach more people with the specialist support they deserve.
#Wales #VAWDASV #Homelessness
www.llamau.org.uk/news/llamau-...
Together, we’ll reach more people with the specialist support they deserve.
#Wales #VAWDASV #Homelessness
www.llamau.org.uk/news/llamau-...
Llamau and Cardiff Women’s Aid Announce Merger
Llamau and Cardiff Women’s Aid are proud to announce the official merger of Cardiff Women’s Aid into Llamau, a significant step towards strengthening support and services for women and families across...
www.llamau.org.uk
May 15, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Very proud of all my @llamau.bsky.social and Cardiff Women’s Aid colleagues who have worked tirelessly to both enable the merger to happen and ensuring seamless and high quality support continued uninterrupted.
We continue to be absolutely committed to end violence against women and girls.
We continue to be absolutely committed to end violence against women and girls.
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Hidden homelessness robs children of their childhood. Your support can give it back. Donate £3 today: www.llamau.org.uk/Appeal/give-... #youthhomelessness #charitysky
April 22, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Hidden homelessness robs children of their childhood. Your support can give it back. Donate £3 today: www.llamau.org.uk/Appeal/give-... #youthhomelessness #charitysky
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Pushchairs, wheelchairs, and little legs welcome! 🫧 Book now and join us for the most colourful event of the year 👨👩👧 Bring the whole family and book your early bird tickets today 🔗 www.llamau.org.uk/Event/llamau...
#BubbleRush #Llamau #FundraiseForChange #CardiffEvents
#BubbleRush #Llamau #FundraiseForChange #CardiffEvents
April 17, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Pushchairs, wheelchairs, and little legs welcome! 🫧 Book now and join us for the most colourful event of the year 👨👩👧 Bring the whole family and book your early bird tickets today 🔗 www.llamau.org.uk/Event/llamau...
#BubbleRush #Llamau #FundraiseForChange #CardiffEvents
#BubbleRush #Llamau #FundraiseForChange #CardiffEvents
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🌈 BUBBLE RUSH IS COMING! 🎉💙
Join Llamau’s first-ever Bubble Rush – a 5K of foamy fun for all…
📅 27 July 2025 📍 Pontcanna Fields, Cardiff
Walk, jog, or wheel through 4 bubble stations & support people facing homelessness.
Sign up now! 🔗 www.llamau.org.uk/Event/llamau...
Join Llamau’s first-ever Bubble Rush – a 5K of foamy fun for all…
📅 27 July 2025 📍 Pontcanna Fields, Cardiff
Walk, jog, or wheel through 4 bubble stations & support people facing homelessness.
Sign up now! 🔗 www.llamau.org.uk/Event/llamau...
April 4, 2025 at 9:43 AM
🌈 BUBBLE RUSH IS COMING! 🎉💙
Join Llamau’s first-ever Bubble Rush – a 5K of foamy fun for all…
📅 27 July 2025 📍 Pontcanna Fields, Cardiff
Walk, jog, or wheel through 4 bubble stations & support people facing homelessness.
Sign up now! 🔗 www.llamau.org.uk/Event/llamau...
Join Llamau’s first-ever Bubble Rush – a 5K of foamy fun for all…
📅 27 July 2025 📍 Pontcanna Fields, Cardiff
Walk, jog, or wheel through 4 bubble stations & support people facing homelessness.
Sign up now! 🔗 www.llamau.org.uk/Event/llamau...
I’ve had the pleasure to meet Lord Dafydd Elis-Thomas a number of times. He was always genuinely interested in the work of Llamau, always very kind and very supportive.
Thinking of his family and friends.
Thinking of his family and friends.
“He can rightly be called our Senedd’s founding father. We mourn his loss and hold his family and friends in our thoughts and prayers.” Y Llywydd, Elin Jones MS
Flags will fly at half-mast outside the Senedd, following the death of the parliament’s first Presiding Officer, Lord Dafydd Elis-Thomas.
Flags will fly at half-mast outside the Senedd, following the death of the parliament’s first Presiding Officer, Lord Dafydd Elis-Thomas.
February 7, 2025 at 6:07 PM
I’ve had the pleasure to meet Lord Dafydd Elis-Thomas a number of times. He was always genuinely interested in the work of Llamau, always very kind and very supportive.
Thinking of his family and friends.
Thinking of his family and friends.
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Cardiff: nursing students and academics protest ‘cruel’ cuts
Nursing students and lecturers have spoken about their shock, anger and disappointment over Cardiff University's proposals to cut its nurse education programmes. #nursing #education #university #nurse
www.nursingtimes.net/education-an...
Nursing students and lecturers have spoken about their shock, anger and disappointment over Cardiff University's proposals to cut its nurse education programmes. #nursing #education #university #nurse
www.nursingtimes.net/education-an...
Cardiff: nursing students and academics protest ‘cruel’ cuts
Nursing students and lecturers have spoken about their shock, anger and disappointment over Card...
www.nursingtimes.net
February 5, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Cardiff: nursing students and academics protest ‘cruel’ cuts
Nursing students and lecturers have spoken about their shock, anger and disappointment over Cardiff University's proposals to cut its nurse education programmes. #nursing #education #university #nurse
www.nursingtimes.net/education-an...
Nursing students and lecturers have spoken about their shock, anger and disappointment over Cardiff University's proposals to cut its nurse education programmes. #nursing #education #university #nurse
www.nursingtimes.net/education-an...
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Cardiff University’s proposal to cut its nursing degree programme would be a huge loss to the future of nursing and the NHS.
Please sign and share the petition to urge Cardiff University to reconsider the decision: petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/24...
Please sign and share the petition to urge Cardiff University to reconsider the decision: petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/24...
Petition: Enable Cardiff University to keep the Nursing degree course
Cardiff University’s intention to cut the nursing degree programme is a huge loss to the future of nursing and the NHS. The loss in staff will have a significant impact on current students' studies. I...
petitions.senedd.wales
February 4, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Cardiff University’s proposal to cut its nursing degree programme would be a huge loss to the future of nursing and the NHS.
Please sign and share the petition to urge Cardiff University to reconsider the decision: petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/24...
Please sign and share the petition to urge Cardiff University to reconsider the decision: petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/24...
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1 YEAR OF 20MPH
There were around 100 fewer people killed / seriously injured on 20/30mph roads.
Casualties from July-Sept was the lowest Q3 figures in Wales since records began.
Over the year the number of casualties on 20/30mph roads is 28% lower than the year before.
Good policy making.
There were around 100 fewer people killed / seriously injured on 20/30mph roads.
Casualties from July-Sept was the lowest Q3 figures in Wales since records began.
Over the year the number of casualties on 20/30mph roads is 28% lower than the year before.
Good policy making.
January 30, 2025 at 10:10 AM
1 YEAR OF 20MPH
There were around 100 fewer people killed / seriously injured on 20/30mph roads.
Casualties from July-Sept was the lowest Q3 figures in Wales since records began.
Over the year the number of casualties on 20/30mph roads is 28% lower than the year before.
Good policy making.
There were around 100 fewer people killed / seriously injured on 20/30mph roads.
Casualties from July-Sept was the lowest Q3 figures in Wales since records began.
Over the year the number of casualties on 20/30mph roads is 28% lower than the year before.
Good policy making.
Shocking news. In particular I can’t get my head round closing the nursing school?! In the capital city with a huge health board which has nursing shortages?
January 28, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Shocking news. In particular I can’t get my head round closing the nursing school?! In the capital city with a huge health board which has nursing shortages?
If anything demonstrates the need to enshrine in law the right to adequate housing and the importance of protecting funding for early intervention & prevention services, it’s this:
Temporary accommodation possible factor in deaths of 74 children in England
Temporary accommodation possible factor in deaths of 74 children in England
January 28, 2025 at 9:48 AM
If anything demonstrates the need to enshrine in law the right to adequate housing and the importance of protecting funding for early intervention & prevention services, it’s this:
Temporary accommodation possible factor in deaths of 74 children in England
Temporary accommodation possible factor in deaths of 74 children in England
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There really is no topic that the far right and more shockingly, the Tory party who have literally no centre position now, won't exploit for their own agendas. To further exploit children who have been groomed and abused to peddle islamophobia is reprehensible.
January 8, 2025 at 7:32 PM
There really is no topic that the far right and more shockingly, the Tory party who have literally no centre position now, won't exploit for their own agendas. To further exploit children who have been groomed and abused to peddle islamophobia is reprehensible.
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VD: “As a result of some of Elon Musk’s tweets, the threat to you has gone up?”
JP: “Yes...”
@vicderbyshire.bsky.social speaks to Jess Phillips about Elon Musk’s attacks about her response to grooming gangs in the UK, adding his comments are “endangering” her.
#Newsnight
JP: “Yes...”
@vicderbyshire.bsky.social speaks to Jess Phillips about Elon Musk’s attacks about her response to grooming gangs in the UK, adding his comments are “endangering” her.
#Newsnight
January 7, 2025 at 6:13 PM
VD: “As a result of some of Elon Musk’s tweets, the threat to you has gone up?”
JP: “Yes...”
@vicderbyshire.bsky.social speaks to Jess Phillips about Elon Musk’s attacks about her response to grooming gangs in the UK, adding his comments are “endangering” her.
#Newsnight
JP: “Yes...”
@vicderbyshire.bsky.social speaks to Jess Phillips about Elon Musk’s attacks about her response to grooming gangs in the UK, adding his comments are “endangering” her.
#Newsnight
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Elon Musk knows ‘absolutely nothing’ about women and girls’ safety, says Jess Phillips
Elon Musk knows ‘absolutely nothing’ about women and girls’ safety, says Jess Phillips
Safeguarding minister says billionaire has increased her risk of harm by calling her a ‘rape genocide apologist’ on X
Elon Musk knows “absolutely nothing” about protecting women and girls, Jess Phillips has said after the billionaire called her a “rape…
www.theguardian.com
January 7, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Elon Musk knows ‘absolutely nothing’ about women and girls’ safety, says Jess Phillips
Very pleased to see in today’s Welsh Government budget that Housing Support Grant has increased by £21m.
This is great news for the support sector in Wales. But before we celebrate we need additional funding too, to mitigate the impact of increased National Insurance Employer contributions.
This is great news for the support sector in Wales. But before we celebrate we need additional funding too, to mitigate the impact of increased National Insurance Employer contributions.
December 10, 2024 at 7:17 PM
Very pleased to see in today’s Welsh Government budget that Housing Support Grant has increased by £21m.
This is great news for the support sector in Wales. But before we celebrate we need additional funding too, to mitigate the impact of increased National Insurance Employer contributions.
This is great news for the support sector in Wales. But before we celebrate we need additional funding too, to mitigate the impact of increased National Insurance Employer contributions.
So grateful & thankful to all our wonderful #Llamau corporate supporters who wrapped 100s of Christmas presents for the people we support. Then over 90 young people were treated to a delicious 3 course Christmas dinner. 🎄❤️🎁
December 5, 2024 at 6:55 PM
So grateful & thankful to all our wonderful #Llamau corporate supporters who wrapped 100s of Christmas presents for the people we support. Then over 90 young people were treated to a delicious 3 course Christmas dinner. 🎄❤️🎁
Time to get out the Christmas mug 🎄
December 1, 2024 at 2:20 PM
Time to get out the Christmas mug 🎄