Projekt Udenfor

What Projekt Udenfor does

Projekt Udenfor (legal name: Fonden Projekt Udenfor) is a Danish non-profit foundation headquartered in Copenhagen that works to improve conditions for people experiencing homelessness, with a particular focus on street sleepers (gadesovere), homeless EU migrants, and LGBT+ persons experiencing homelessness. The organization was founded in 2004 and operates with 12 employees plus an approximately 44-volunteer network supporting Den Mobile Café. Its core activity is gadeplansarbejde (street-level outreach work), in which teams of social workers make direct contact with individuals living on the streets to provide harm reduction, relationship-building, and bridging to formal welfare services. Complementary programs include Den Mobile Café (mobile food delivery), Transitprogrammet (housing transition support), and Danmarkskortet (a mapping initiative documenting homelessness services across Denmark).

The foundation runs several targeted sub-projects: Projekt LGBT+ Hjemløshed (a 3-year, VELUX FONDEN-funded initiative from 2023–2026 combining queer-competent street outreach with knowledge gathering), EKKO (a queer-specific Tuesday evening shelter that operated from November 2024 to October 2025), and the previously transferred Locker Room storage facility. A knowledge-dissemination arm produces annual thematic reports (2023: Rights, 2024: Dignity, 2025: Connectedness), specific publications such as 'Fremmedgjort' (2022) and 'Et Underfinansieret Kludetæppe' (2025), the LGBT+ Hjemløshed learning material for social workers, and public presentations and city walks.

The business model is donation- and foundation-grant-based, with no commercial pricing for services delivered to beneficiaries. Confirmed core financial partners include VELUX FONDEN and Trygfonden; the organization also accepts public donations (including a 200 DKK poetry-collection package) and participates in European policy networks such as FEANTSA. The organization has no proprietary technology, no API, and no app; its go-to-market is community-led through direct street outreach, mobile services, and policy advocacy rather than commercial channels.

Name

Projekt Udenfor

Legal name

Fonden Projekt Udenfor

Website

https://udenfor.dk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Projekt Udenfor is a Danish non-profit foundation in Copenhagen that provides street-level outreach, mobile food services, and policy advocacy for homeless people, with specialized programs for EU migrants and LGBT+ persons experiencing homelessness.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Homelessness and Social Outreach Services

NAICS

Community Housing Services (62422), Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services (6242), Social Assistance (624)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Homelessness Prevention, Shelter & Supportive Housing Services (BPAIANAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Housing Assistance & Homeless Services (BPAGAEAB), Emergency Shelter, NFIs & Winterization for Displaced Populations (BPADAHAG)

Keywords

• Street outreach services
• Homelessness support
• Harm reduction services
• Social work services
• Community advocacy

Headquarters

HQ city

Copenhagen

HQ country

Denmark

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Support: The organization accepts donations from the public. The website features a 'Støt' (Support/Donate) section where individuals can contribute. Donors can receive two poetry collections written by people with homelessness experience for a donation of 200 DKK.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Projekt Udenfor delivers free, street-level social work and outreach services to people experiencing homelessness in Denmark, with particular focus on street sleepers, homeless EU migrants, and LGBT+ persons. Its core activity, Gadeplansarbejde, combines direct outreach, relationship building, harm reduction, and bridging clients to welfare systems. The organization supplements direct services with Den Mobile Café (mobile food delivery), the EKKO evening offering, the Transitprogrammet (housing transition support), and a knowledge-dissemination practice that produces reports, learning materials, and policy advocacy at national and European levels.

Product overview

Projekt Udenfor is a non-profit social organization working to improve conditions for society's most excluded individuals. The organization operates a portfolio of interconnected social service offerings anchored by street-level outreach work (Gadeplansarbejde), which combines direct contact with homeless persons with knowledge gathering and advocacy. Key programs include Den Mobile Café (mobile food service in Copenhagen), Projekt LGBT+ Hjemløshed (3-year project with EKKO evening offering and learning materials for social workers), and Locker Room (now transferred). The organization also provides knowledge dissemination through reports and publications, educational presentations and city walks, and participates in international advocacy through FEANTSA. The work is organized around core social work services supplemented by targeted projects addressing specific vulnerable populations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Locker Room: A storage facility project for homeless street sleepers to store belongings and receive help from street workers. Transferred to Hugs & Food in 2022.
• LGBT+ Hjemløshed
• EKKO

Products and services

• Gadeplansarbejde (Street-level Outreach Work) The organization's core service: street-level outreach workers establish contact, build relationships, and provide harm reduction support to Denmark's most excluded individuals living on the streets.
• Den Mobile Café (The Mobile Café)

Quantifiable outcome

• 44 volunteers engaged in The Mobile Café in 2025
• +2 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered major and minor.

• Hugs & FoodmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative partner for the Locker Room project, located adjacent to Hugs & Food's warm shelter and meal service. Locker Room was fully transferred to Hugs & Food in early 2022.
• FEANTSAmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean federation working to eliminate homelessness. Projekt Udenfor is an active member and participates in conferences and knowledge sharing through this membership.
• Utrecht University of Applied SciencesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHost organization for the 2025 European research conference on homelessness. Projekt Udenfor participated as a delegate sharing experiences on housing-first approaches.
• Dan Jørgensen (EU Commissioner)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDanish EU Commissioner for Energy and Housing visited Projekt Udenfor in October 2025 to gather input for the European Affordable Housing Strategy. Commissioner is working on addressing homelessness at EU level using Housing First approach.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Mændenes Hjem: Long-established Copenhagen shelter for homeless men offering accommodation, meals, counseling, and social worker support. Direct operational peer for emergency shelter and case management in the same city.
• Kirkens Korshær: One of Denmark's largest social humanitarian organizations, operating shelters, social housing programs, and street outreach for homeless and socially vulnerable people nationwide. Closest Danish non-profit peer in scale and homelessness service breadth.
• Hugs & Food: Danish non-profit providing meals, shelter, and warm-space services to homeless and vulnerable people in Copenhagen. Directly comparable street-level service model, and absorbed the Locker Room project from Projekt Udenfor in early 2022.
• Frelsens Hær (Salvation Army Denmark): International Protestant organization running shelters, social programs, and addiction support in Denmark. Operates comparable emergency and transitional housing services for homeless populations in Copenhagen and other Danish cities.
• Kofoeds Skole: Danish social services and education organization in Copenhagen supporting socially vulnerable adults through teaching, counseling, and activity-based programs. Comparable target population and Copenhagen-anchored social service model.
• Sankt Lukas Stiftelsen: Danish foundation providing social work, therapy, and counseling for vulnerable groups including people experiencing homelessness and social exclusion. Comparable Danish non-profit social services operator with overlapping target populations.
• Kirkens Bymission: Danish church-based social organization providing shelters, social housing, and outreach for homeless and socially vulnerable people. Directly comparable faith-rooted Danish non-profit delivering street-level services to the same target populations.

Regional players

• Stockholms Stadsmission: Swedish non-profit running street outreach, shelters, social services, and advocacy for homeless and socially excluded people in Stockholm. Comparable Nordic street-outreach-plus-policy model, but in Sweden rather than Denmark.

Others

• FEANTSA: European Federation of National Organisations Working with the Homeless. Projekt Udenfor is an active member, so it serves as both a strategic partner and a category-defining peer for the organization's European advocacy and research activities.

Broad incumbents

• Røde Kors Danmark (Danish Red Cross): Major Danish humanitarian organization providing broader social services including asylum, refugee, and homelessness support. Larger and more diversified than Projekt Udenfor, with overlapping street-level outreach and welfare-bridging functions.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/UDENFOR
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/projekt-udenfor
• Instagraminstagram.com/projektudenfor

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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