Outspoken Peer Education Programme

The Simon Community's Peer Education Group, Outspoken, supports our education work by raising awareness of homeless issues and changing perceptions about homelessness.  Through fun, interactive workshops, led by people with personal experiences of homelessness, the Outspoken group seeks to provide life lessons on surviving on your own.

The peer educators are all volunteers recruited from amongst residents and former residents of the Simon Community.  Since they have experienced at first hand the trials of homelessness, they are able to speak with authority of the difficulties presented by the homeless lifestyle and the skills needed to avoid it.  They have all been trained to use their skills and talents to provoke thought, nurture independence and challenge stereotypes.

Click here to view Key Stage 2 Resource answer booklet that was launched in December 2007.