Changing Lives

We believe that a safe and stable home is the foundation for building a better life.

There are a range of circumstances which mean people find themselves homeless, including family breakdown, addictions, mental and physical ill health and leaving prison or hospital.

We want homelessness to be a brief transitory period in someone’s life, not a permanent label or a cycle from which people find it hard to escape.

Our homelessness services provide a safe place to stay, help to sort out practical issues and strengths based support.

The ultimate aim is for people to transition out of homelessness and tough times in their lives quickly and positively, with a whole new community based network of support built around them ready for the next bump in the road.

The majority of our housing and homelessness services are in the North East and Yorkshire, including South Tyneside and Sunderland.