1. A storm to weather: why I’m still fighting for homelessness funding

    Oliver Townsend

    Head of Connections and Change

    Oliver Townsend has been part of campaigns to protect housing support funding for almost a decade. Now, as many in the sector are warning things are harder than they've ever seen, he reflects on whether we can hold onto hope.

    12 December 2023
  2. Hope is a way of being – what could that mean for communities?

    Oliver Townsend

    Head of Connections and Change

    At Platfform, we believe hope is a way of being, a process. It is why we are excited that we have received funding from the Moondance Foundation for two years of a ground-breaking project in the Caerphilly area.

    03 April 2023
  3. Radical changes, made together: the New Systems Alliance

    Oliver Townsend

    Head of Connections and Change

    We are committed as a group of organisations, to change. We will break down the barriers that people face, we will hold a mirror to our own shortcomings, and we will build consensus for a new way.

    10 November 2020