Access to Enterprise - Using Social Enterprise to Tackle Homelessness
Click on the link above to read 'Access to Enterprise' (A2E), produced by Social Enterprise London (SEL) and Off the Streets and into Work (OSW), and funded by the Change Up programme. It focuses on case studies of two highly successful homelessness organisations, The Big Issue and Street Shine and research on seven homelessness organisations ranging from a large charity, St Mungo's to a small social enterprise, Brent Homeless Users Group. The report finds that significant grant funding from government is out of the reach of most homelessness charities, especially those who classify themselves as 'small and intrepid' which in turn is driving them to look at social enterprise ventures. It concludes that there is a case for arguing the benefit of business in relieving the negative social impact of homelessness.
