In Catalonia, hundreds of people live on the street because they do not have a home where they feel protected. They also live in our neighborhood and we often see them when we go out shopping or when we return home.
Your action can make a difference, here’s what you can do to get involved!
How can I contribute?
Approach and guide homeless people
We propose you to stop looking at them and lose the fear of approaching them. Can you imagine greeting them every morning by name?
- What can you do if you see someone living on the street? Here’s some practical information.
- Call 93 551 48 40 and we will guide you.
- Use the guide ‘Surviving on the street in Barcelona’ to find out about available resources.
Make a donation
We count on you to continue offering accompaniment and decent housing to vulnerable people we know.
Make a donation and contribute to make #nobodysleepingonthestreet possible.
Give a gift or treat yourself with Arrels products
In the Arrels store, you will find handmade details made in the Arrels workshop, books that raise awareness about homelessness, t-shirts illustrated by committed artists, household items and accessories that shout #nobodysleepingonthestreet.
- We are waiting for you at c/Ample, 3 in Barcelona.
- Take a look at our online store.
Join us as a volunteer
Volunteers are a key part of Arrels’ work to provide support, offer useful services and build deeper connections with the people we serve.
We share our volunteer opportunities. If you would like to collaborate, you can write to vullfervoluntariat@arrelsfundacio.org explaining who you are, what task you are interested in and your availability.
Have you seen someone sleeping in the street?
Through the Arrels Tracker, you can let us know if you see a person living in the street. The alert goes directly to our street team.
- Use the web Tracker.
- Download the Arrels Tracker app on your mobile device.
1€ a month to support homeless people
Have you heard of Teaming? It’s a platform that allows you to make micro-donations to collaborate with social causes.
Join Arrels through Teaming and donate 1€ per month, which will be used to offer support and useful services to vulnerable people we know.
Collaborate to map hostile architecture
Individual benches, concrete balls, bars… These are some examples of hostile architecture that we find in big cities and represent a violation of rights for homeless people.
From Arrels we demand inclusive cities and residential solutions so that no one has to sleep on the street and we invite you to make visible the barriers in your environment in social networks and in this collaborative map.