Street Support Network connects people and organisations locally to End Homelessness together.

This website is a central online resource on homelessness, making it easier to Find Help and to Give Help.

• Find Help: See what support services are available near you, how to access them, and where there are gaps.
• Give Help: See how you can help organisations to provide better support - volunteer, offer items, or donate money.
• News: Understand more about homelessness in your area, what is being done, and where the challenges and opportunities are.

Our long term vision is a citizen-led network, where people with personal insight into homelessness, decision makers and people with resources co-create solutions together.

Our Team

We have a core team of 5 people based in Manchester, 2 of us have lived experience of homelessness. Each location we are active in has a local co-ordinator, supported by organisations and volunteers.

We use research, co-production, human centered design and creative technology to develop online tools that make it easier for people experiencing homelessness to get help. We also facilitate discussion and co-production, and work behind the scenes to connect the network. Here is a little story of where this idea came from: How this started.

Our Organisation

Street Support Network Ltd is a Registered Charity [1177546]. We have been funded by donations from local philanthropists and friends, small grants, and business sponsorship. We always pay at least the real living wage.

In order to continue to develop and improve this central resource, to facilitate change through building this network, and to provide more opprtunities for people experiencing homelessness, we need businesses to partner with us. If you are interested in supporting us, please contact Gary at gary@streetsupport.net, or on 07824 667709.

Partnership

We work in partnership with people experiencing homelessess, charities and voluntary groups, public and private sector, and concerned citizens. Together we co-produce new features to meet different needs, and are continually improving the site based on user feedback. In addition to providing the online network, we also work behind the scenes to connect people and facilitate collaborative workshops.

Co-production is central to everything we do, and we are proud to support the Manchester Homelessness Partnership in ensuring people with lived experience are meaningfully engaged in designing and delivering services.

About Manchester Homelessness Partnership

Organisation Registration

The network includes organisations from across different sectors that provide useful services for people who are homeless. As a trusted source of information, the local network set minimum standards around who is included - see our standards toolkit for information on the criteria we use in Manchester.

Information Quality

Please note, all information is provided by organisations in the network, so while we make every effort to ensure it is kept up to date, we can't always guarantee the accuracy of information that is entered by third parties. Please get in touch if you spot anything that is incorrect or missing.

Find out more

You can find out more about our progress on our Facebook page, on Twitter, or you can subscribe to our newsletter.