Helping people at a critical time in their lives
For 23 years we have helped thousands of
vulnerable people, from providing stability and a safe place to
live for people facing a bleak and uncertain future, to support and
training which has helped many shape the rest of their lives.
Founded in 1983, we are a specialist supported housing provider
working in particular with vulnerable young people and homeless
people. Many have complex needs such as mental illness, drug and
alcohol dependency or other challenging needs.
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Bath-based, Olympic medallist
Jason Gardener will be supporting Bath Self Help's young people's
projects Pathways and Bath Foyer, acting as a role model to
residents, meeting with them and giving some talks.
We need your help
Bath Self Help is a charity and has launched its first ever
fundraising campaign. Chairman of Bath & North East Somerset
Council, Councillor Ian Dewey, was on hand to see our first
donation – two bikes to help the young people who live at its Foyer
and Pathways projects.
Zoe Price, project leader of the Foyer, Cllr Ian
Dewey, chairman of B&NES Council, and resident Dario Holbrook
with the two bikes that will help young people get to job
interviews around the city (photograph copyright The Bath Chronicle
/ Kevin Bates).
‘This is the first time in our history that
we are asking the public and businesses to support us in this way.
We are restricted from using our funding for some of the extra
support that we give, but this support makes so much difference to
the people we help. It takes them a lot of courage and resolve, and
we want do as much as we can to make that process easier.’
Janet Errington, Supported Team Manager
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Journeys to independence
‘What have I accomplished while being at Bath
Foyer? I have faced my fears! I now know how to stand on my own
feet, and by that I mean living independently.’ Emma, a Bath
Foyer tenant
‘I have come to realise that it is not just a
place to live, but a place to grow. During my stay here I have
become almost completely independent and a lot more confident
within myself. It is a friendly, helpful and enjoyable place to
live, where I am surrounded by people who understand me.’
Craig, a Pathways tenant