LHF is proud to support Treasures Foundation, who work women who have
experienced some of life’s most complex and challenging circumstances, including
homelessness, involvement with the criminal justice system, addiction, and trauma.
At the heart of their work is the belief that every woman deserves the opportunity to
rebuild her life in a safe, stable, and supportive environment. LHF recently awarded
£75,000 to the foundation to help them continue and expand this mission.
The organisation provides women-only housing through a carefully structured
pathway designed to promote long-term recovery and independence. Women begin
their journey in detox and early recovery settings, before moving into supported
housing and eventually into their own independent flats, with ongoing “floating”
support. This approach recognises that recovery is not a single event but a gradual
process requiring stability, trust, and consistent care.
Alongside housing, Treasures Foundation delivers a comprehensive programme of
therapeutic and practical support. This includes trauma-informed therapy, the
Domestic Abuse Freedom Programme, relapse-prevention work, Dialectical
Behaviour Therapy (DBT), and guidance on essential life skills such as budgeting
and maintaining a tenancy. The aim is not only to help women recover, but to equip
them with the tools and confidence to sustain a home and build a future.
With this grant of £75,000 from the London Homelessness Foundation, Treasures will
expand its impact by establishing a dedicated community-based therapeutic day
programme. Currently, support sessions are delivered within residential houses,
limiting access for women who are not yet in accommodation or unable to secure
funded rehabilitation placements. The new programme will create a free, women-
only space in the community, addressing a significant gap in London’s support
services.
This initiative will provide structured, ongoing support to women at risk of relapse or
losing their tenancies. Through a combination of group work and one-to-one
sessions, participants will develop skills in emotional regulation, healthy
relationships, financial independence, and sustained recovery. The programme will
also strengthen collaboration with partner organisations, enabling more women to
access vital support.
Each week, approximately 14 women will benefit directly from the programme. By
helping them maintain recovery and secure stable housing, the project aims to break
cycles of relapse and repeat homelessness. Ultimately, it offers women not just the
chance to survive, but to rebuild their lives with dignity, resilience, and hope.
“The funding from LHF represents a vital investment in some of the most vulnerable
members in our society. Through our day program we are able to provide not only
immediate support, but pathways toward stability, dignity and long-term
independence. We are grateful to the partnership and shared commitment to tackling
homelessness and the complexities that come with that or contribute to it.”
Jade Wye Chief Operations Officer, Treasures Foundation
Case study
Jane* experienced significant adversity throughout her active addiction, including
finding herself in a situation where she needed to have an abortion, which
perpetuated the cycle of her using drugs. This resulted in Jane engaging in
shoplifting and other criminal activity and sex working to fund her drug addiction. She
was made homeless, after falling behind on her rent.
Jane had just a day free from substances when she came to Treasures straight from
a relapse after being in a mixed sex rehab where she went straight from prison. The
person Jane relapsed with died that evening, and Jane was held throughout her grief
process.
Treasures has been able to support Jane through the intensive, trauma informed day
program that runs, whilst residing in a safe home in our first stage properties. She
reports feeling stable in her mental health for the first time in her life, having been
through groups on boundaries, domestic violence recovery, mental health and
trauma and sex work recovery.
After one year in the first stage houses, Jane moved on to Treasures move on flats,
semi-independent living. She has been supported to maintain a household and focus
on debt recovery.
Jane has recently started paid employment with Treasures, after having volunteered.
She is also on her level 4 counselling course, with a deep desire to pay forward what
has been given to her.
*name changed to protect anonymity