Homeless Front UK

Why a tent city?

We're London's Homeless Front. The Homeless Front UK is an organisation made up of current and former "rough sleepers" in London's West End inspired by the success of Portland, Oregon's Homeless Front, a group of eight people who in the winter of 2000 came together on a plot of frozen ground with the intention of creating not only a more comfortable place to sleep, but of creating a community of peers to support and inspire each other in the struggle to get back on their feet and into more permanent housing.

We, like the original Homeless Front, know the issues of homelessness better than anyone and, if given the opportunity, can work together effectively to solve them. We operate on a principle of love and respect for ourselves and each other which is the philosophical underpinning of what we do. These essential ingredients are missing from many of the well-intentioned but misguided efforts to ameliorate the conditions of homelessness. These principles foster community and with the support of a community, the transition to permanent housing is easier to accomplish.

Welcome to the official homepage of the Homeless Front UK, home of the Out of the Doorways campaign!