September 2025 Fellows' update: Amy Davies
Amy Davies (CF 2024) presented findings from her Churchill Fellowship at Housing Quality Network’s online summit, Standing Strong – EDI in Uncertain Times.
By Amy Davies, 12 September 2025
Fellow’s Profile
Amy Davies
Fellow’s Profile
Amy Davies
Creating a coproduction framework for specialist services for LGBTQ+ elders
Fellowship
Themes
Focus
Creating a coproduction framework to develop housing and care services for LGBTQ+ older people
Countries
Fellowship year
2024
Locality
North West
Biography
As Head of Independent Living at Great Places Housing Group, I am part of the project team co-designing and managing the first purpose-built LGBTQ+ Majority Extra Care scheme in the UK.
My Fellowship will involve researching housing and care services for LGBTQ+ older people in Spain, France, Germany, Sweden and the USA to create a framework for co-producing specialist services to improve the experience of LGBTQ+ older people, reduce discrimination and raise awareness of the specific needs of this community.
Activity
Improving the housing experience for older LGBTQ+ people
I’d known about the Churchill Fellowship for years, but my journey began while watching Drag Race Spain last year, where I learned about Fundación 26 de Diciembre, an organisation supporting older LGBTQ+ people in Madrid. This inspired me to apply for a Fellowship, and I was awarded funding to visit LGBTQ+ housing and care projects in Spain, France, Germany, and study online with groups in Sweden and the USA. I’m excited to bring back what I learn to improve housing and care experiences for older LGBTQ+ people here in the UK.
By Amy Davies, 14 November 2024
Disclaimer
All Reports are copyright © the author. The moral right of the author has been asserted. The views and opinions expressed by any Fellow are those of the Fellow and not of the Churchill Fellowship or its partners, which have no responsibility or liability for any part of them.
Activity
September 2025 Fellows' update: Amy Davies
Amy Davies (CF 2024) presented findings from her Churchill Fellowship at Housing Quality Network’s online summit, Standing Strong – EDI in Uncertain Times.
By Amy Davies, 12 September 2025
Improving the housing experience for older LGBTQ+ people
I’d known about the Churchill Fellowship for years, but my journey began while watching Drag Race Spain last year, where I learned about Fundación 26 de Diciembre, an organisation supporting older LGBTQ+ people in Madrid. This inspired me to apply for a Fellowship, and I was awarded funding to visit LGBTQ+ housing and care projects in Spain, France, Germany, and study online with groups in Sweden and the USA. I’m excited to bring back what I learn to improve housing and care experiences for older LGBTQ+ people here in the UK.
By Amy Davies, 14 November 2024
Disclaimer
All Reports are copyright © the author. The moral right of the author has been asserted. The views and opinions expressed by any Fellow are those of the Fellow and not of the Churchill Fellowship or its partners, which have no responsibility or liability for any part of them.
