“Without HARP, I would still be on the streets!”- Jess's Story
Jess* had a traumatic childhood. At just 11 years old, she slept rough for the first time. Even at such a young age, it felt safer...
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“I didn’t believe that I had a warm home for the first time in so long” - Joinah's story
We caught up with Joinah, who with the help of HARP managed to turned her life around. She became homeless after leaving an unhappy...
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“Stay positive, and things will get better.” - Christine's Story
Christine met her then-partner in her home town and fell in love. After some thought, Christine decided to move to Southend to start a...
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“Without HARP, I’d still be on the streets!”- Jess's Story
Jess slept rough for the first time when she was just 11 years old. At age 25, she again found herself on the streets but then found HARP.
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“I didn’t believe that I had a warm home for the first time in so long” - Joinah's story
Joinah became homeless after leaving an unhappy marriage and suffering from severe depression, anxiety and post-traumatic stress
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"Don't Give Up!" Says Former HARP Resident On World Homeless Day
Having moved out of HARP and into her own council flat, Marie has an important message for others facing homelessness: "Don't give up!"
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"Coming to HARP is the best thing I ever did"
After escaping abusive relationships and alcohol addiction, Vicky overcame homelessness in our single gender housing, White Heather House.
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Lucy's Story
Lucy* had it all – a good job, a lovely home and a man she was madly in love with, but her world came tumbling down when he cheated on her.
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“I was so negative about Christmas. But, thanks to HARP, I got a nice bed and a lovely meal.”
“I was so negative about Christmas... But, thanks to HARP, I got a nice bed and a lovely meal."
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“HARP have been brilliant with me, they’ve really helped me - I cannot fault the place!”
First coming to HARP as a service user 17 years ago, Marie recently decided to come back to volunteer her time by running a support group...
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