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From sleeping rough to a whole new life, Jacob has a fresh start thanks to forfutures.

Jacob, who is 43 and from Ellesmere Port, was sleeping rough and struggling with alcohol addiction when he was intro ...

2 months ago

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Forfutures helps Graham, who was about to be evicted, find a new home and get his life back on track

Graham was facing a life living on the streets after he was struggling to make ends meet while living in his two-bed ...

3 months ago

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Matt is turning his life around with help from Hamilton House

Matt was homeless and suffering from poor mental health when he took the decision to turn to forfutures for help.

3 months ago

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Safeen, who was sleeping rough in Chester, finds a home of his own and turns his life around

Safeen is back in a home of his own after finding himself sleeping rough in a park in Chester.

3 months ago

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Refugee Week 2020

We're proudly supporting World Refugee Week 2020. A UK-wide festival celebrating the contributions, creativity and r ...

3 months ago

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Forfutures helps Edward*, who was about to be evicted, keep his home and turn his life around

Our forfutures team, which provides homeless support services across Cheshire West and Chester, recently worked with ...

4 months ago

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Following a difficult time in her life Sarah worked with forfutures to get back on track.

When Sarah, first contacted forfutures she was struggling with debt from personal loans and with her mental health.

4 months ago

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18 months ago Adam was living in a tent under a motorway flyover, now on World Homeless Day he is celebrating being ForHousing’s very first Housing First tenant

Adam, from Hastings, became homeless after a family relationship broke down. He felt unhappy with where he was livin ...

6 months ago

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Forfutures aims to prevent homelessness and work with anyone at risk to plan a way forward that enables them to turn their situation around

Gemma*, 18, was referred to forfutures after being made homeless following an argument with her parents in which she ...

9 months ago

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Forfutures women’s group exhibits artwork during Refugee Week

Forfutures women’s group, which recently met the Queen, offers women from all backgrounds the chance for a fortnight ...

10 months ago

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NHS partnership - Alison*

Following nine years of alcohol misuse, Alison* had fallen into a cycle of regularly presenting at A&E with seri ...

1 year ago

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Hamilton House opens its doors

Hamilton House in Chester is now open to support people sleeping rough in the borough.

1 year ago

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Planning permission for new assessment centre for people sleeping rough

Cheshire West and Chester Council’s partner Forfutures has secured planning permission to open a new assessment and ...

1 year ago

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With a little help from forfutures Sylvia now has a home to call her own

With a little help from forfutures Sylvia now has a home to call her own ...

1 year ago

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24-hour support centre to help city’s homeless

forfutures, which is working with the Council to end rough sleeping in the borough, has applied for planning permiss ...

1 year ago

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Supporting over 500 people to improve their futures

On 1 April 2018 more than 80 staff transferred, from four existing contracts, to ForViva to deliver forfutures homel ...

1 year ago

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Offices closed on Friday 9th November

While our offices are closed on Friday 9th November people can still access advice and support.

2 years ago

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World Homeless Day marked six months of forfutures

Marking World Homeless Day: The forfutures team has enabled 95 people to receive outreach support to move indoors fr ...

2 years ago

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Women’s Group welcomes all women at Storyhouse

Women’s Group welcomes all women at Storyhouse ...

2 years ago

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Reaching out to people sleeping rough in Chester

Outreach work is a key priority for Cheshire West and Chester Council, and an opportunity to raise awareness of the ...

2 years ago

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Reaching out to people sleeping rough in Chester

Reaching out to people sleeping rough in Chester ...

2 years ago