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Stan (not his real name) spent eight months sofa surfing or on the streets after his marriage broke up. After being referred into the...

Jamie left home when he was 15 and spent years on the streets. But when he was referred into the GMHF partnership, his life turned around

Sophie was estranged from her children and living in a hostel, but all that changed when she was referred to GMHF

Over the past few weeks, we’ve be running a series of articles to highlight the great work of each team, which will allow them to talk...

The GM Housing First partnership draws its strength from the incredible organisations that help to support the programme. In this blog,...

Carl (not his real name) was living in temporary accommodation awaiting to be allocated a home of his own when Holly Edwards from Early...

Jay has been on the GM Housing First programme for more than two years and his progress has been steady. That was until an incident left...

“Growing up, I experienced abuse at home, and have struggled with physical health problems as a result, which are still ongoing. Over the...

Co-production lead Matt Kidd talks about the impact of the co-production panel on the GMHF partnership and how the regional model...

Adrian talks about his life, his recovery and his ambitions

Five years ago, John was sleeping rough on the streets of Manchester, hooked on drugs and with little hope for the future. Now, after...

As we look back on the past three years, we got the thoughts of some of the colleagues who have worked on the programme to get their...

As we look back on the past three years, we got the thoughts of some of the colleagues who have worked on the programme to get their...

Lisa has experienced multiple spells of homelessness, but thanks to the GM Housing First programme she now has a place of her own and is...

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...

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...

Peter had been homeless for a number of years, but then he engaged with GM Housing First and now he’s walking on the right path again....

Before being referred to the Greater Manchester Housing First Programme, veteran Simon (not his real name) had spent the past 15 years...