THE PASSAGEHelping Homeless People

Lorraine Richardson

Our History

We are a Christian Homeless Charity

Working with some of the most vulnerable and complex people sleeping rough on the streets of

Westminster

Our mission

The mission of The Passage is to provide resources which encourage, inspire and challenge homeless people to transform their lives

Emotional Wellbeing ProjectAims of the project

To create an information leaflet written and produced by clients To enable clients to recognise what is good mental health To provide detailed information on services available To create a peer mentoring group To develop client skills

What we are achieving

A safe and confidential environment

Sessions that are led by clients for clients

71 clients attending

Involving local community agencies

Where do we go from here

Produce the leafletIntroduce new sessions identified by

clientsEvaluate the projectShare our learning with other agenciesDevelop the project within our own

residential projects

What our clients say

“I love this group – I come every week”

“I really enjoy the group I thought it would be just someone talking at us but I felt really comfortable and normal”

What our clients say

“I’ve just realised that by talking to other people in the same situation how many alternatives there are to just taking medication given to me by my GP”

“I don’t feel like I’m alone anymore”