One Small Thing - Hope Street - Social and Sustainable Capital

One Small Thing – Hope Street

One Small Thing is a charity that works to meet the needs of women in the justice system and their children.

The charity recognises the impact of trauma and promotes healing and hope for the future. It promotes the relief and rehabilitation of prisoners in the UK prison estate, as well as for ex-offenders and people at risk of offending. It delivers gender-responsive and trauma informed trainings within the criminal justice system.

One Small Thing provides community-based centres offering accommodation, specialist services and opportunities to engage in work activities, education and training to women and their children who are in the criminal justice system or at risk of offending or re-offending. SASC supports their Hope Street project.

Community Investment Fund
August 2022

The loan enables One Small Thing to develop a move-on property in Southampton, a building with five 5 ensuite bedrooms, which will provide space for the very first move on accommodation to women for the Hope Street project and a large outdoor space.

What

Providing accommodation, education, work activities and training opportunities as an alternative to prison

Who

‘Low-risk’ women in Hampshire that have committed a non-violent offence

How Much

Hope Street expects to be housing 5 women at a time in a move-on property in Southampton

Contribution

The loan enables services designed to meet the gender-specific needs of women, which are non-existent in Hampshire, leaving justice-involved women with very few options and little support to change their life outcomes.

Risk

The management team is experienced and the project well-planned.

*We define risk as: risk that the impact defined above will not be achieved by the investment

“We are hugely grateful for the commitment of SASC to social justice and the support they are providing to us through the Community Investment Fund.

Their vision and commitment will enable us to create a restorative environment that will enable women to thrive and access vital services, without the added trauma of being separated from their children.”

Claire Hubbertsey, Chief Executive Officer

Social and Sustainable Housing
December 2022

The loan enables One Small Thing to acquire and refurbish 6 properties in Southampton and Portsmouth, which will provide move-on, supported accommodation to up to 40 women involved with the criminal justice system in Hampshire, as part of its Hope Street project.

What

Providing accommodation, education, work activities and training opportunities as an alternative to prison

Who

‘Low-risk’ women in Hampshire that have committed a non-violent offence

How Much

Hope Street expects to be housing 40 women at a time in the 6 properties

Contribution

Risk

The management team is experienced and the project well-planned

*We define risk as: risk that the impact defined above will not be achieved by the investment

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