Feedback from our guests keeps us going…
Found this letter from one of our guests whilst unpacking boxes today in the office:- “There are times when I am mentally, emotionally living in a very dark place. Those […]
Found this letter from one of our guests whilst unpacking boxes today in the office:- “There are times when I am mentally, emotionally living in a very dark place. Those […]
A’ came into the drop-in today and wrote this letter during the writing group session… It’s feedback like this that reminds why we do what we do and just how […]
Lisa’s Guest Opinion Column in the Gazette & Herald Newspaper – May 2014 As he heads out of the door, at the end of a drop-in session, B turns around and […]
Lisa’s Guest Opinion Column in the Gazette & Herald Newspaper – April 2014 My job title of ‘Chief Executive’ is somewhat misleading considering the variety of tasks and responsibilities that I […]
Lisa’s Guest Opinion Column in the Gazette & Herald Newspaper – March 2014 As I am stood, bent over double, with tears streaming down my face there is a truly […]
As Doorway celebrates our tenth birthday this month it is worth looking at why there is a need for the organisation to exist in the first place and the common […]
Introduction: The Doorway Guest Survey 2013 was carried out between July and September of the year, and had a record response rate of 50 surveys completed. We hoped to record […]
Prison is not a punishment… As D, one of our regular guests, comes bounding through the door with his normal vibrancy and high energy levels, I ask him where he […]
10th October 2013 – World Homeless Day. World Homeless Day has been marked on 10th October each year since 2010 (the same date is also used for World Mental Health Day). The […]
The following is a press release published by 24-7 Staffing featuring one of Doorway’s guests. Simon has given his full consent for this to be published. Simon can be seen […]
I have a microsecond in which to emotionally brace myself before she tentatively pulls up her sleeves… I hold my breath, whilst trying very hard not to give away any […]
A furore arose last week in Hounslow, West London, with a story breaking over the fact that a food bank run by local tenants and other residents, in partnership with Hounslow Council, […]
I watch him as he shuffles up the steps. Slowly placing one foot in front of the other whilst trying to hold on to the rail, and his bag, at […]
Doorway is an extraordinary project. From its humble, passionate beginnings, it has always managed to be more effective than would seem possible on the small amount of cash available. In […]
“Doorway continues to improve and grow. As a drug and alcohol agency worker who attends weekly I feel we are able to engage people who are difficult to reach and […]
One of Doorway‘s guests said as a passing comment on leaving the drop-in session a couple of weeks ago: “Thanks for everything. If it wasn’t for you, I’d have jumped off […]
Lisa of Doorway was recently e-mailed by Liz Brady, an English teacher and poet in the USA, who had found Doorway in a ‘random on-line search’. She offered us the use of three […]
Editor’s note) Last week, there was a creative writing session at the Thursday Doorway drop-in session. One of the guests, who often joins in the creative writing session when it is running, asked […]
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