“After all the years I’ve been with HARP, it’s nice to volunteer and give something back" - Nick
Nick was rough sleeping, and struggling to keep a tenancy due to dealing with longstanding addiction issues, stretching back to...
“Without HARP, I would still be on the streets!”- Jess's Story
Jess* had a traumatic childhood. At just 11 years old, she slept rough for the first time. Even at such a young age, it felt safer...
"Without HARP I would’ve been forever homeless" - Terry's story
Terry has been a HARP client for at least the last 15 years, originally seeking help after the breakdown of his marriage caused him to...
"Now I realise what happiness is." - Mark's Story
Mark came to HARP after being homeless for eight years. He was squatting and sofa-surfing to avoid sleeping on the streets and coping...
“I know that everything I do with HARP makes a difference” – HARP Volunteer Maggie’s Story
As we continue to celebrate our joint 20th anniversary with CHESS Homeless in Chelmsford, we caught up with long-serving HARP volunteer...
"Sometimes you just need someone to say ‘I believe in you’" - Jack's story
We caught up with Jack, a 25 year old university student who first came to HARP back in 2019 following an eviction from his landlord. “I...
"Passionate people...the secret to HARP's success" - HARP Trustee Peter shares his story
Peter Thorn has been a trustee at HARP since its inception, and over the years has had a number of roles on the board. “At the moment I’m...
“I didn’t believe that I had a warm home for the first time in so long” - Joinah's story
We caught up with Joinah, who with the help of HARP managed to turned her life around. She became homeless after leaving an unhappy...
"I’m going to keep it up – I have to!" - Tony's story
As we launch our joint 20th anniversary with CHESS Homeless in Chelmsford, today's story focusses on Tony, a long-time HARP client who...
HAPPY VOLUNTEERS WEEK!
This week is Volunteers Week, and to celebrate we've compiled some stories from a few of our volunteers here at HARP. We want to say a...
