For many of our clients, a move into a home of their own and a settled way of life is a huge success, but George, a young client from our Portsmouth Foyer, has his sights set on a more adventurous future! After successfully gaining a qualification to teach English as...

Carving out a new career! Wayne was battling alcohol and mental health issues as well as homelessness when he arrived at our Newbury hostel. He was determined to face his demons and turn his life around.  We supported him to embark on and...

"It's remarkable what some understanding, help and support can do to a life" ... "Years of heavy drinking were taking their toll.  I was suffering physically, mentally and emotionally and after a two-week drinking binge I ended up in a hospital on a chemical detox.  I...

When we first met Sonia she'd been sleeping rough for three years and was struggling with addiction issues.  She had accessed housing in the past but all previous tenancies had quickly ended in eviction.  Sonia couldn't look after herself properly but had such a deep...

Stuart is just one of the clients to benefit from our Housing First programme.  Although committed to being an artist, he was in poor health, using drugs, accessing accident and emergency regularly and sleeping rough.  He had lacerations on his legs, that if weren't...

A trip on Ocean Venture. When Liam - a client in our Portsmouth Foyer service - was offered the trip of a lifetime aboard the Ocean Venture yacht he dived in feet first! Liam helped crew the 60 foot ocean going yacht from Newcastle to Portsmouth.  During the 400 mile...