Gary leads on connecting and supporting partnerships in our locations, with a focus on new cities and regions, and around engaging businesses.

Gary has spent many years helping individuals and businesses with their ideas. Viv and Gary met at a social enterpreneurs event, and soon realised they shared the same core values, and had complimentary skills. The rest is history.

Soraya works alongside Gary connecting and supporting partnerships in our locations, with a focus on harnessing the power of the network nationally by sharing knowledge, activities and best practice.

Soraya worked for the Manchester based homelessness charity, Mustard Tree — for six years. Initially coordinating their employment and life skills programme for vulnerable adults, and then as their Corporate Partnerships Manager. After taking a career break to travel and focus on self development, Soraya joined Street Support Network to bring her experience in building partnerships and fostering collaborative working.

James provides support to locations and organisations with creating useful pathways with which our users can access information.

James came to us in summer 2018, he started helping out by creating organisation entries for Greater Manchester. He has now progressed to become the main person to co-ordinate all work that takes place involving the Street Support Network website. James works with new and existing locations to improve the way that local partnerships connect digitally.

Eliz helps to build stronger partnerships and networks in West Midlands.

Eliz has been working in an administrative capacity for the homelessness charity Crisis at their Skylight service in Birmingham since 2018. Eliz took on the role of Street Support Network Coordinator for the West Midlands in August 2021. As well as working for Crisis and Street Support, Eliz has also volunteered in Wolverhampton within the homelessness sector.  She is really excited to be involved so closely in the partnership between Street Support Network, Crisis Skylight Birmingham and the West Midlands Combined Authority's Homelessness Task Force. Eliz is passionate about ending homelessness and wants everyone to have a safe place they can call home.

Mara designs and delivers all things communication and content.

Mara comes to us from a background of marketing after she decided that the charity sector is where she wants to be. Passionate about people and equality, she believes that raising awareness of how to help people experiencing homelessness is rooted in communication. In her other work, Mara runs journaling courses to promote mental wellbeing and writes fiction.

Dorcas joined us at the end of 2021 as one of our Data Integrity volunteers. Her main task is to collate information from organisations offering services across the UK and enter onto the website. Dorcas joined with a passion for volunteering and ensuring that people have equal opportunities and consciously surrounds herself with like-minded people.

Malar joined us at the start of 2022 as one of our Data Integrity Volunteers. Her main task is to collate information from organisations offering services across the UK.

In 2020, Malar's interests expanded to Data Science. She started self-studying, ramped up attending boot camps and is now putting her skills to practice. Malar has also volunteered as Language Teacher for the past six years. She enjoys practicing Martial Arts, playing badminton and running to keep herself fit and healthy.

Daniel joined us in April 2022 and is one of our Data Integrity Volunteers.

Daniel currently works part-time for a major fashion retailer. He joined us looking to further develop his volunteering, especially in the charity sector. He also joined to help people to ensure they can receive the support they need. He has experience of mental health, LGBTQ+ and neurodiversity. His skills include photography, videography, social media, journalism… and many more.

Esther joined us in May 2022 as one of our Data Integrity Volunteers. Her main task is to collate information from organisations offering services across the UK.

Esther embraces the limitless possibilities in life. She constantly looks for opportunities to take part in social action and hopes to make a difference to the community she lives in. She is currently working on grant management in Hong Kong but would be moving to the UK in the near future.