Harrogate homeless charity on lookout for sixth home
Lifeline Harrogate already house individuals in five other locations
A Harrogate homeless charity which offers accommodation and support to people struggling is on the lookout for another building.
Lifeline Harrogate have five houses across the district and recently opened their first all female home, but they are now searching for their sixth to help more people get out of the vicious cycle of homelessness.
Carl Good, co-founder of Lifeline Harrogate, said: "We give people that dignity of having their own front door key and to put their things away.
"We give them a home and we see so many examples of people moving onto better things and being successful once they eventually leave us."
Georgie Good, co-founder, said: "We're at full capacity with the houses and there are still people waiting for rooms with us.
"We know there is a demand out there so we want to be able to step in before someone goes down the route thinking 'there is no hope for me'."
Georgie also told Greatest Hits Radio Harrogate and the Yorkshire Dales there is one man's story she will always remember.
She said: "He was completely broken and to see his transformation; he was just completely different to what he was when we first met him. He was back into work and he had a sense of purpose.
"To know you're playing a part in that is an amazing feeling."
The group partners with Green Pastures Housing, Harrogate Homeless Project and other homelessness agencies to bring hope to the poor and marginalised across Harrogate.
Lifeline established their first house in February 2013 with their second just ten months later.
Their third and fourth houses were secured in 2015 and 2018 and more recently a fifth house, an all women's home, earlier this year.
The charity are now able to house and support 12 men and three women, giving them the ability to turn their lives around, to build up self confidence and to deal with relationships and health issues. They also help them to find work and move onto independent living.
By having their homes they free up spaces at the council-run hostel.