Groundswell is a registered charity, which exists to enable homeless people to take more control of their lives, have a greater influence on services and to play a full role in our community.
Since 1996 Groundswell have been supporting homeless people to be involved in delivering solutions to homelessness – including peer research, client involvement and health.
Our work includes the Homeless Health Peer Advocacy service which supports homeless people to address their health needs and our Insight and Action Programme which takes a radical grassroots approach to uncovering the issues faced by homeless people and crucially, develops achievable solutions.
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Groundswell
Building Livelihoods
Grant: £38,000
June 21, 2017
This three-year pilot will employ an Advisor to provide legal support and coaching to targeted clients and peers - referring specialist cases to project partners when necessary. Building Groundswell's beneficiaries’ legal capability, and supporting them to overcome complex legal issues, will positively impact other areas of their lives including health and independence.
This project includes an independent evaluation to measure the impact of supporting homeless people with legal needs; developing a case for support for sustaining the work and including legal outcomes in Groundswell's contracts.
| Increase Public Understanding | Advance High Quality Thinking | Increase Access to Employment |
| Developing Income Streams | ||
| Implications of Brexit | Legal Needs in Healthcare Settings | Influence the Online Court |
| Develop Robust Evidence Base | ||
| Understand Role of Technology | ||
| Law Reform, Policy and Regulation | ||
| Communications to Disseminate Learning | ||
