We are a homelessness charity and have been working with homeless and vulnerable people for 30 years. We work to find lasting solutions to homelessness and prevent its occurrence by working with those who are in danger of becoming homeless.
What we do
We work together with other agencies and government to deliver innovative solutions to homelessness that are as diverse as the people we help.
Our programme of expansion and development now means that we support over 1,000 people a day, employ over 200 people and operate almost 50 projects across 15 Local Authorities.
Our work falls within 3 main categories:
1. Residential projects in which we temporarily support people in accommodation that we also manage. These include direct access hostels, emergency night shelters and accommodation for people with specific issues such as substance misuse or mental health problems.
2. Tenancy support projects in which we support people who have tenancy difficulties. These projects support 392 people at any one time in a diverse range of projects, from preventing an imminent eviction through to helping people gain the skills needed to sustain a tenancy.
3. Prevention/intervention projects, which are a broad range of services that prevent homelessness or make life better for homeless people. Our projects designed to prevent homelessness provide advice, mediation services and bonds to gain access to private rented accommodation. Our four Rough Sleepers Intervention Teams (RSIT) continue to help the most vulnerable and chaotic homeless people on our streets.