It is not easy, but over the years we have learnt what works. We are also aware that before the economic crash of 2008 rough sleeping was much lower than it is now. We also believe that simply providing somewhere to live is not the answer, and that people need to be able to access meaningful activity, ranging from volunteering, training, education or employment in order to fully settle into the community.

We are committed to:

• Ensuring hostels are effective in providing the first step of accommodation for people who have been sleeping rough or threatened with homelessness.
• Ensuring that there is sufficient move on accommodation, so that when someone is ready to leave the hostel, there is a place to go with a lower level of support still available.
• Providing choice for those either too vulnerable or too chaotic to live in a hostel setting, by offering smaller scale accommodation with onsite staff.
• Believing that everyone has the power to change their lives.

You can help us to make more accommodation available to rough sleepers by:

• Donating here to help us refurbish new properties ringfenced for the homeless.
• Offering professional skills such as conveyancing, building refurbs etc. Please contact us to discuss.
• Contacting us if you are a contractor who is happy to work with our client group.

We own and manage a range of accommodation, including hostels, shared houses and independent flats for homeless people, with over 300 bed spaces in Southampton, Portsmouth and other parts of Hampshire and our plan is to buy an additional 36 units every year. We give the people we work with much more than just a roof over their heads – we give them the chance of a new future.