About Groundswell

Groundswell is a UK wide charity that is the leading user involvement and self-help organisation working the field of homelessness in the UK.

The Listen Up! Event

We believe that:

• Homeless people are not the problem they must be part of the solution.

• Homeless people hold the key to solutions in their experience and knowledge

• Homeless people have a right to information to make choices about their own lives.

Together we aim to:

• Enable homeless people to set up and run their own projects

• Increase homeless people's influence in policy and decision making

• Increase homeless people's meaningful involvement in the services they use

What do we do?

Groundswell offers a wide range of activities designed to support groups and individuals who share our beliefs, including:

• We support a network of homeless led projects to promote the exchange of ideas and best practice.
  
• We support homeless people in setting up projects through grant award schemes, training and fundraising advice.
  
• We enable homeless people to campaign and lobby local and national decision-makers.
  
• We develop and deliver user involvement strategies for homeless agencies and local authorities.
  

Event at Turnaound. Homeless led resource centre.

What do we mean by Homeless People?

Anyone who is insecurely housed, i.e. if you are rough sleeping, living in a hostel or other short-term accommodation, Travelling, squatting, a refugee, asylum seeker, living in a B&B, a half-way house – anyone without a secure tenancy.