Montfort House


Primary function: to provide long-term housing requirements and life skills for clients.
 

Facilities

  • 16 self-contained studio flats

Services

  • Life skills
  • Legal
  • Income management
  • Social inclusion and integration

Outcomes during the year

24      Clients worked with
16      Clients successfully resettled
9        Clients attending the nine week pre-tenancy group
12      Referrals into education/employment training
14      Referrals to drug or alcohol support services
18      Referrals to other specialist agencies (non-housing)

The main aim of Montfort House is to prepare clients to move into their own accommodation. This involves a co-ordinated response from all our partner agencies in all areas relating to resettlement. The service is funded by Supporting People, and clients pay rent and service charges in a bid to prepare them for independent living.

The team comprises a project manager and two key workers who provide support and information when clients need help. The team has a sound understanding of the difficulties and challenges created by poverty, abuse, mental illness, drug and alcohol abuse, and is there to provide support. Staff encourage clients to define the kind of support they wish to receive – key areas include life skills, security, health and income. Staff also encourage clients to interact with one another in preparation for wider community involvement.

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The Passage’s tenth fund raising concert ‘a night under the stars’ will be held in the Royal Festival Hall on Thursday 7 October 2010. The 2009 concert raised the magnificent sum of £80,000.