Our Work

As our name suggests we provide a safe, solid building block for people who are experiencing complex issues that cause financial hardship to make positive changes – for good. We tackle the root causes of poverty and encourage aspiration.

The services run by the Brick include Emergency and Supported Accommodation, an affordable food community, a Street Outreach and Engagement Service, and a training and supported volunteering project to help people gain skills to enter employment. The Brick operates statutory tendered projects offering support to people in their tenancies; ensuring people newly homeless move quickly into accommodation. There is a significant wider community benefit to our projects in that we support people to improve their health and well-being and their relationships – in some cases supporting people to reconnect with friends and family and in other cases helping them create new social networks and contribute through paid and voluntary work.