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Groundswell were Highly Commended in the Charity Awards 2024 in the Healthcare and Medical Research category for #HealthNow. We were also Highly Commended in the Homeless Link 2024 Excellent Awards in the Excellent Support category for Homeless Health Peer Advocacy.

#HealthNow was a UK wide campaign, working towards an inclusive health system where everyone has access to the healthcare they need, ultimately moving people out of homelessness. #HealthNow was funded by a National Lottery Community Fund partnerships grant of more…

For Red Nose Day 2023 with Comic Relief, Prince William featured in an appeal film with Miles and Nawshin, two volunteer reporters from  Groundswell. In the full podcast episode, Prince William talks about how grateful he is to have been…

In 2021, NICE (the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence) were creating a new guideline: ‘Integrated health and social care for people experiencing homelessness’. The aim was to improve access to and engagement with health and social care for…

In October 2021 Groundswell took our insight to the bright lights of a cinema screen (and over 2,000 computer screens nationwide). Clarissa came to life, a fictional film created in collaboration people who have experience of homelessness.

In January 2021 we launched a ‘peer network’, led by #HealthNow Peer Coordinator, Emma. This
platform brings togethers Groundswell’s volunteers and volunteers of partner organisations, as well as other experts by experience. The peer network is a platform to gather national insight into the experiences of people who are homeless right now and gives the opportunity for them to be heard by people who can truly listen and respond.

In August 2020 Groundswell celebrated 10 years of HHPA (Homeless Health Peer Advocacy) . In the first decade of this award-winning service over 130 volunteers with experience of homelessness had been trained in peer advocacy, supporting over 10,000 people who were homeless to access healthcare, improving their physical and mental health.

July 2020 saw the launch of Groundswell’s three year ‘Participation Works’ strategy (2020-2023). The strategy was launched four months after the UK (and much of the world) was forced into lock down because of COVID-19.

On 23rd March 2020 the world as we knew it halted and the UK went into lockdown. The subsequent 18months+  were challenging for everyone – especially for those experiencing homelessness, without a safe home to ‘stay home’ in and with many suffering from long-term health conditions increasing the risks of COVID-19.

In October 2019 we launched our #HealthNow campaign with Crisis and Shelter. The four year partnership was funded by the National Lottery Community Fund with a grant over over £1.5million.#HealthNow is a UK wide campaign, working towards an inclusive health system where everyone has access to the health care they need; ultimately moving people out of homelessness.