Alice Adams (@AliceLAdams) header
Alice Adams (@AliceLAdams) profile picture

Co-founder @PowerWith_UK

London
Joined February 2013
Read our Director @AliceLAdams's blog post for @ExpertCitizens detailing how we apply a #coproduction approach to everything we do. expertcitizens.org.uk/the-po…
Want to be part of a movement to put lived experience at the ❤️ of media conversations? Checkout this opportunity with the incredible souls @sounddelivery who’s mission is to diversify the voices we hear in the media and make it more representative of the society we live in ⬇️📣
Happy Monday! ICYMI Applications for our Spokesperson programme are open - 14 people will benefit from training, mentoring, peer support & media opps to share their experiences & expertise in the media & beyond. Deadline 30 April: sounddelivery.org.uk/spokesp… #livedexperience
1
5
8
Alice Adams retweeted
Less than 24 hours left to book your place at our Distanced Dinner Party this Friday in London! An Eritrean feast cooked by Eritrean chef Helen, delivered to your door by volunteer cyclists. A great way to support refugees & try new delicious food! Book: migrateful.org/catering-serv…
2
16
6
47
I wish we would stop using the term “hard to reach” and start thinking about how we make things “easier to access”’
25
31
23
315
We've learnt many things with our Service Design Group over the past 6 weeks. Most importantly - that balancing serious work with fun and creative activities really helps people to feel comfortable, share ideas and lift spirits! Here some of us are, stirring an imaginary soup!
1
1
5
"There is still a tendency for people to make a judgement that it is a person's fault they are homeless. Homelessness is individualised (blame placed on the individual). By doing this you make the mistake of overlooking society's role. We are all connected". #expertbyexperience
3
7
Feeling energised after the first of our 6 week #servicedesign sessions with our 8 #expertsbyexperience. It was a chance to bond, set personal goals, group agreements to live by and meet the brief we'll be working on. Here are some of the goals & agreements shared:
1
3
1
3
🚨 🚨 🚨 New website klaxon 🚨 🚨 🚨 From personalised wellbeing support for individual students, through to the promotion of a connected and positive learning environment, our new website sets out our approach to improving #wellbeing in schools. Please like and retweet!

8
1
14
📣 We're recruiting 📣 An exciting opportunity for those with lived experience of homelessness to be part of building a social enterprise. Contact us or sign up to our taster session on the 6th October to find out more: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…
7
7
We're on the hunt for a Fellowship Director for @yearhere, a new role leading our programme that nurtures the UK’s most promising professionals towards entrepreneurship that genuinely makes a difference. Details: medium.com/here-and-now/were…
3
3
This has the potential do do great things in ensuring the lived experience of #homelessness is right at the heart of service design in homelessness and housing services. Spread the message and help them get the start-up funding they need. @PowerWith_UK crowdfunder.co.uk/power-with
9
7
Alice Adams retweeted
Check out the latest blog post from @wearetelescope about the participatory workshop we collaborated on with them - bringing together diverse perspectives in the homelessness sector to discuss innovative opportunities for improving services in the context of Covid and beyond.
This Post is from an account that no longer exists. Learn more
4
5
Alice Adams retweeted
Thousands of people who were sleeping rough are now safely self-isolating in hotels. But this is only a temporary fix. We urgently need your help to ask the Government to ensure there is #NoGoingBack to the streets. Take action today: bit.ly/3dKbWA2
8
67
16
87
Alice Adams retweeted
I Tried Giving My Daughter The Worst Xmas Gift Ever & I Didn’t Expect This Reaction 😢
7,615
314,128
51,167
1,168,332
This is why we'll end rough sleeping within five years.
192
1,517
93
3,631
Confusion as NO ONE turns up for 'huge' pro Brexit demo in Doncaster | The Star thestar.co.uk/news/confusion…
5
23
4
64
Well what can you say! In just 24 hrs this group of wonderful people came together to create an opportunity for the community to #beheard and wow #barking did you respond! Look out for some great content from the evening and an update on what's next! #foundourbark #lovecommunity
7
2
10
Right here we go! @yearhere have given us just 24 hrs to get the voices of #Barking heard! Check out the brief in the video below then follow our exploits and join us tomorrow at 5pm to #beheard #findyourbark vimeo.com/369623856
4
1
12