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After a decade of homelessness, 25-year-old Lee (not his real name) thought he’d never have a place of his own. When he first engaged...

We’ve worked with Laura (not her real name) for around five years and she is a regular visitor to our day services. She joined the...

Our journey started on March 31, 2019, when Greater Manchester was selected as one of three national pilot areas testing the Housing...

Salford University student OT Sally Tavner recently joined up with our partners at Riverside to get a better insight to the work of the pilot. Here's a blog about her experiences with our GMHF Heroes. Before coming to Riverside as an occupational therapy student, I thought I had it cracked, regularly giving money to a homeless-based charity, donating shoe boxes at Christmas to local appeals and following the media trail that Andy Burnham blazes around tackling the growing cri

Joe, not his real name, had a history of substance abuse but had been a regular attendee at The Hub for breakfast where he got support...

"Without a safe place to live, it’s hard to stay healthy – mentally and physically. If you are rough sleeping, you’ve got so much to contend with. There’s hydration, food, safety, stigma, staying warm. The list goes on. “There is a marked difference in how different genders experience challenges related to homelessness. That’s why it’s so vital that MASH is part of the Greater Manchester Housing First pilot, so we can bring our gender-informed expertise,” says Bianca one of M