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Latest update on services
Our approach, throughout the COVID-19 pandemic has always followed the latest Government guidelines.
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Partnership creates new homes for those facing homelessness
A partnership between forfutures and Share has created new homes for people facing life on the streets in Chester.
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Ian rebuilds his relationship with his daughter as new home provides a stepping stone to a brighter future
Ian had been sleeping rough in Chester for a long period of time.
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World Mental Health Day
We are proud to be supporting World Mental Health Awareness Day!
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Claire prepares for a home of her own for the first time in a decade
Claire* is working towards moving into her own home for the first time in ten years after a decade of sleeping rough ...
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Becky overcomes homelessness, substance misuse and health problems with help from forfutures
Becky, previously sleeping rough, has improved her health, turned her back on drugs and moved into a home of her own ...
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Stephen can now enjoy time with his friends after turning his life around
Stephen can now enjoy time with his friends after turning his life around
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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.
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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.
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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.
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Hamilton House opens its doors
Hamilton House in Chester is now open to support people sleeping rough in the borough.
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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.
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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 ...
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Women’s Group welcomes all women at Storyhouse
Women’s Group welcomes all women at Storyhouse ...
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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 ...
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Reaching out to people sleeping rough in Chester
Reaching out to people sleeping rough in Chester ...
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