About Us

The Brick provides help and support to individuals who have had a direct experience of homelessness and rough sleeping, or problems relating to those issues. We address the issues of a client group that has a variety of complex needs. Issues such as long term health needs associated with substance misuse and unsettled lifestyle, psychiatric problems, institutionalised behaviour resulting from criminal lifestyles and prison time, as well as feelings of isolation and hopelessness are all part of the work. These problems cannot be solved by a single agency, and at every stage of the recovery journey there is a need for multi-agency consultancy. We operate the Brick as a community in recovery.


Our mission statement was devised 30 years ago by the Queens Hall Help Committee:
"We will provide relief and help to homeless families and other persons who are in conditions of need, hardship or distress" This is enhanced by the Brick's bye-line "A Community in Recovery"

Read a copy of our Annual Report 2009