Village for homeless people in Manchester to help transform dozens of lives

Embassy is a charity that helps people break the cycle of homelessness by providing them a home, skills training and support

Author: Olivia DaviesPublished 4th Jul 2024

It's hoped a village for homeless people, being built in Manchester City Centre, will help transform the lives of dozens.

Embassy, are building 40 homes, with their own village hall to do things like sports, and gardening.

Statistics show around half of the people housed in shelters return to the streets, but the charity say over 90% of the men they've helped stay in their own homes.

A statement on their website reads: "Embassy is a Greater Manchester-based charity that helps people break the cycle of homelessness by providing a home, skills training and wraparound support.

"Our approach is to reintegrate people back into society by helping them to find work and a home of their own, reducing the pressure on local councils. We build our residents’ confidence and give them the life skills to be independent.

"Now, we’re taking the next step with Embassy Village, a new community of 40 high quality homes in Manchester with a village hall and green space for sports, socialising and growing plants.

"We’ve run houses in Greater Manchester for both men and women, providing 3,500 hours of support each year. So far, we’ve helped over 175 people get back on their feet, living independently and in work.

"Embassy Village is underway, which will quadruple our capacity in 2024."

Sid Williams is the Director and said: "Single occupancies, so one person so home, so that's where the village hall becomes where we gather everyone to life, and sports and gardening. That's effectively what it will be, we are literally a building of homes!"

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