by Ben Johnston | 20 Sep 2023 | Home
Abena’s* parents separated when she was just a young girl. Angry at the world and her situation she became isolated – one of the many young people with no place to call home. Watch Abena’s story in her own words here >>> Craving Stability Abena lacked...
by Oasis Community Housing | 29 Jun 2022 | Home, Staff
Jaimee Hendry, who leads Oasis Community Housing’s Southwark service for young people facing homelessness, has won this year’s ‘Woman of the Future’ award at the 2022 Women In Housing Awards. The Women In Housing Awards recognise the sector’s trailblazers and leaders...
by Oasis Community Housing | 31 May 2022 | Corporate Partnerships, Home, News
A women’s homelessness project, which opened over 40 years ago, has received a much-needed renovation thanks to almost £100K of grants and pro bono work from property industry charity LandAid and building consultants Bowman Riley. The No.3 project, in South...
by Joanne Armstrong | 6 Dec 2021 | Home, News
From living in London, homeless, Cynthia found hope thanks to our supporters. “There’s no denying that there is a stigma about homeless people – about how they look, about how they smell,” says Cynthia Kesington, who, 16 years ago, found herself homeless and living in...
by Joanne Armstrong | 4 Dec 2021 | Giving a Home, Home, News
Becoming a mother is a turning point for many of us, and we all need a little mothering ourselves. That’s not easy when you’re a mother facing homelessness due to a relationship breakdown. Three months after moving into our Karis project to escape an...
by Joanne Armstrong | 2 Dec 2021 | Empower, Giving a Home, Home
Oasis Community Housing gives mothers in Gateshead the hope they need. Donate today and you can give hope too. No mother should be left alone or afraid. You’re sitting in a hospital bay, new baby in your arms, tired and aching but happy gazing down at this new life...
