Y life saved after RSI intervention
Y was found rough sleeping by RSI and accepted into Halsall House in summer 2021 due to being homeless in Rochdale with no local connection. ...
At Sanctuary Trust we take our responsibility in helping people to take control of their lives very seriously. We have had the great privilege of seeing many people make positive and committed changes in their life.
Here are a few that wanted to share their story …
Y was found rough sleeping by RSI and accepted into Halsall House in summer 2021 due to being homeless in Rochdale with no local connection. ...
My Journey with Sanctuary Trust began after the covid lockdown ended in November 2020. I had spent lockdown bored and depressed like a lot of...
I started smoking cannabis at the age of 10 and crime became a daily thing, this resulted in me being in and out of prison...
I was very young when I started experimenting with drugs, this led to being in and out of prison because of offenses in trying to...
My name is Allan Wood and this is my story. I grew up in Chadderton, Manchester. I had a good upbringing my parents did everything...
I used to wake up and think, do I drink or do I kill myself? It was a very depressing time, felt like this for...
Hi, my name is Ian Beasley and I work on the RSI team for the Sanctuary trust, I started out as a Pass it on...
My name is Rob I am the Development Manager at Sanctuary Trust. My Job consists of the development of all Sanctuary Trust projects and future...
From the age of 14, I always saw the lifestyle of drugs and crime as exciting, lots of money and recognition which appealed to me...
Albert was street homeless after losing his tenancy due to debt problems. He could no longer deny his gambling had become a problem; Albert needed...
Brian's Story I was just 12 years old when I started using cannabis. It wasn't long before I was addicted to heroin and committing shop...
The Sanctuary Trust opened new doors for me" John Priestly, Former resident at The Sanctuary Trust John Priestly first sought the help of the...
Below are four short stories about people that came into our emergency accommodation and have moved on. All these anecdotes have been anonymised. CR was...
'We have supported a service user move into a private tenancy in Ashton and hooked him up with a local floating support service to help...
Here is an extract of a Conversation Dave Lackner-Smith had with former resident John Phillips on a social media website. John stayed at Sanctuary Halsall...
My pathway by Paul Alexander Stott When I first came for an interview at the Sanctuary Trust Hostel I was in a bad way due...
Patrick was referred to Sanctuary Trust due to his addiction to alcohol. Patrick was referred to us by probation as his addiction had landed him...
Hunter - Resident turned worker turned song writer gives a picture. I was introduced to the Sanctuary by a former resident in August 2000. I...
Due to alcohol, Paul found himself locked in a Church, and after many hours trying to gain attention broke a stain glass window so that...
Darren initially came to reside with us when the project was based in Pensarn and was being run by what was formally known as Clwyd...