Our Impact

Our Annual Report for the year ended 31st March 24 is available here

Supporting people to acquire and stay in their own homes, and to manage their mental and physical health better improves not just their own lives but also those around them, including family members and the local community. Helping people manage their drug and alcohol dependence through referrals to substance support services enables people to address other issues in their lives such as debt and unemployment, which in turn reduces antisocial behaviour. Some of our interventions are one-off referrals to housing, GPs, or the rough sleeper team which can resolve a particular issue quickly, but others are made over the long term, sometimes over years.

During the year ending 31st March 2024 we provided 179 drop-in sessions (2023: 148), plus 173 group sessions (2023: 136) including the women’s, football, substance support and art groups, and the more recently established men’s and allotment groups. We served 3,123 (2023: 2913) meals to 278 (2023: 264) individuals – with an average of 21 guests per drop-in session (2023:22). Guests came from other towns including Calne, Corsham, Bath, Malmesbury, Devizes, Warminster,
Westbury, Salisbury, Swindon, Trowbridge, Melksham and the villages, with 85% (2023: 83%) coming from Chippenham.