Supported Housing

Equipping residents with the skills and confidence needed for independent living

The Project

Our Supported Housing project is developed in conjunction with the London Borough of Newham and One-Housing Group to provide accommodation and support for un-housed people over the age of 18.

This initiative derived from the Renewal Programme’s Turnaround Aram House Night Shelter. Turnaround has provided night-shelter since November 1992, when several Newham churches pulled together to meet the needs of local un-housed people by providing them with a meal, a bed and a warm, safe environment. The Renewal Programme has since expanded the Supported Housing project across two buildings in Newham, meeting the borough’s aim of reducing rough sleeping and housing insecurity.

How we help

We support residents in all aspects of life from financial management, education, training, back-to-work preparation to teaching them how to cook for themselves, prioritising their health and wellbeing, relationship building and recreational activities. We
equip residents with the skills and confidence needed for independent living.

We work with each individual, supporting them to grow and transform their life.

Our buildings

We are support over 40 residents, over two buildings.

One building provides accommodation for 11 young people, aged 18-25, with low levels of support needs, whilst our other building provides accommodation for 31 residents, who may also suffer from addiction, mental health issues, employment problems or mild learning disabilities. This building is also suitable those facing housing insecurity after coming out of the criminal justice or care system.

The project consists of a mixture of two-bed flats, which form an assessment unit, and several self-contained flats, which form an independence unit.

Our Team

We have two Supported Housing buildings in Newham, one for adults aged 18-25 and the other for adults 25 and over. To ensure the highest level of support is provided our amazing housing team works collaboratively with our residents.