by Joanne Armstrong | 5 Dec 2021 | Aspire, Basis
Our urban garden project started with a desire to make things a little nicer and it grew (pardon the pun) into a garden full of life. It’s been a life line for Jaimie.* “Though I’ve struggled with depression for a long time, the recent lockdowns have caused me to...
by Keisha Walters | 21 Dec 2020 | Home
A young homeless woman has been managing her mental health during this year’s lockdowns by designing unique homemade Christmas cards from jigsaws that have been donated to the charity home in Gateshead where she is a resident. Robyn Jones, 23, has been living at...
by Keisha Walters | 10 Nov 2020 | Basis, Home
Oasis Community Housing has launched its Giving a Home appeal in a bid to raise vital funds for its ongoing work delivering 7-day a week support to ensure the people facing homelessness have the food, warmth and medicines they need, counselling and advice to establish...
by Keisha Walters | 27 Sep 2020 | Home, News
Gary* was 18 when he was sectioned. He spent eight years living in a psychiatric hospital and a further seven living in supported accommodation for people with mental health issues. He was living at a hostel when he was evicted just before last Christmas for fighting....
