""Our tours really give people an opportunity to stop for a second and engage and interact with people who have experienced homelessness, learn about it, understand what it means, understand how it can really affect everyone. It's quite humbling and it's so powerful.""
""Unseen Tours aims to challenge perceptions of homelessness by putting people who have lived experience of homelessness at the centre of stories about the city.""
""Since 2010, it has trained 30 guides and hosted thousands of guests around the city. Today, guides give tours across King's Cross, Brixton, Canary Wharf and Westminster.""
""More than 200,000 Londoners are estimated to be homeless and living in temporary accommodation, including more than 100,000 homeless children, an 8% increase since the previous year.""
The Street Level exhibition celebrates Unseen Tours, a social enterprise that trains individuals affected by homelessness to become tour guides. Open from March 27 to 29, the exhibition features photography by Jennie Blythe and aims to change perceptions of homelessness. Unseen Tours has trained 30 guides since 2010, allowing them to share their experiences while earning a percentage of tour ticket sales. Over 200,000 Londoners are currently homeless, highlighting the urgency of addressing this issue.
Read at www.bbc.com
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