The Wallich (thewallich.com) has been supporting people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness across Wales for over 45 years.
The Wallich formed in Cardiff in 1978 starting with a single hostel. Over 40 years, we have introduced some of the sectors’ most progressive and innovative initiatives and projects. Between 1992 and 1998, services expanded across Cardiff, including the Community House Team (CHT), followed by our Shoreline Project (1996) for street drinkers and Rough Sleepers Outreach service (1998) - the first of their kind in the UK and Wales respectively. From 2001, we expanded across Wales and we currently deliver more than 100 services across 19 local authorities in Wales, including rough sleeper outreach, hostels, supported accommodation, Housing First, and floating support. Our mission is formed of 3 strands:
1. GETTING PEOPLE OFF THE STREETS Our Rough Sleepers Intervention Teams (RSIT) continue to help the most vulnerable homeless people on our streets by providing outreach in the form of hot food, advice, referrals and pathways out of homelessness.
2. KEEPING PEOPLE OFF THE STREETS Our accommodation and support consists of residential projects in which we temporarily support people in accommodation that we also manage. These include direct access hostels, emergency night shelters and accommodation for people with specific issues such as substance misuse or mental health issues.
3. CREATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE Our learning and employment projects are a range of services to encourage the people we support to use their current skills or gain new ones in order to get back into volunteering, education or employment. We provide training courses, volunteering opportunities and practical workshops to support people to become work-ready.
Our co production lived experience shadow board forms part of the strand 3 mission.
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