“Thank you for being there with me”: How Emmanuel House is supporting Ben* while he’s living in supported accommodation
July 24, 2024
When we started working with Ben*, he was living at a supported accommodation provider in Nottinghamshire. He had found himself with nowhere to stay after a relationship breakdown.
Read ArticleJoe* has been part of our allotment project for a few years
May 16, 2024
Joe* was travelling through Malta when the Covid-19 pandemic began. He found somewhere to stay and started working there to pay for his board and accommodation. Unfortunately, the onset of […]
Read ArticleThe Winter Shelter prevented Sarah* from rough sleeping when she was physically unwell
May 15, 2024
Sarah moved into the Winter Shelter when was evicted from her private-rented tenancy Sarah* became homeless after losing her job due to ill health, which meant she was unable to […]
Read ArticleThe Winter Shelter prevented Tom* from rough sleeping while his Settled Status application was being challenged
May 13, 2024
Emmanuel House’s Nottingham Winter Shelter provided short-term emergency accommodation between October 2023 and April 2024 We first met Tom* when he was rough sleeping on the streets of Nottingham. He […]
Read ArticleHow our Winter Shelter prevented Martin* from becoming street homeless
April 2, 2024
We first met Martin* in January when he was rough sleeping on the streets of Nottingham. He had been sofa surfing as a result of a relationship breakdown and felt like he was running out of options. He slept rough for a few nights until he was found by the Street Outreach Team, who referred him to our Winter Shelter.
Read ArticleStaff spotlight: Billy started as a volunteer and is now a full-time Support Worker
January 25, 2024
Billy started volunteering at our Winter Shelter in November 2022. He helped prepare meals and cleaned the social spaces. “I heavily encourage anyone who’s interested in working in the homelessness […]
Read ArticleCase study: Andrei* stayed at our Winter Shelter for 3 months while we helped him return home to Romania
January 25, 2024
Emmanuel House’s Winter Shelter provides short-term emergency accommodation for people who find themselves homeless in Nottingham Andrei* came to England from Romania in 2022. His identification documents had been stolen […]
Read ArticleCase study: How we helped Aadan when he was living in one hotel room with his two children
January 10, 2024
Mental health support for people in temporary accommodation Content warning: this case study contains references to depression and suicide. Aadan* was referred to the Wellbeing Support Team when another service […]
Read ArticleNew short film featuring Emmanuel House beneficiaries
December 18, 2023
Introducing Emmanuel House’s new short film, which tells the many different stories of the people we work with.
Read ArticleCase study: Katie* walked into our drop-in while she was sofa surfing
December 13, 2023
Emmanuel House is open every weekday morning to provide basic services to people who are homeless Katie* walked into our morning drop-in session in the summer. She was a survivor […]
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