The families and friends of homeless and vulnerable people: Homelessness is more than just nowhere to live Available to Purchase

This article is based on recent research which set out to map the social networks of homeless people and find out about their hopes and aspirations, as well as their past and present lives. Action research was conducted with service users and staff from Thames Reach Bondway, St Basil's and Alone in London. Staff interviewed and worked with a group of homeless people from very different backgrounds over six months. The findings and recommendations have now been published in the report Dreams Deferred. The report also contains a toolkit for generic homelessness support workers to enable them to discuss social networks with the service user in a structured and formal way.