Transforming Rehabilitation Conference

December 2013Gill Arukpe, CEO

Penrose

Vision: A society in which all vulnerable people have opportunities to change their lives positively for the better

Mission: To give each and every vulnerable member of our society the voice, skills and independence to build a brighter future

Penrose• Penrose provides support and housing for 2,000 people

• PbR offender contract in Lewisham across the whole IOM pathway

• Forensic Mental Health residential and floating support services

• Personality Disorder specialist supported housing from prison  

• Offender supported housing

• Social Services to retain or gain a home - Luton

• Hospital Homeless Discharge

• Penrose Works and PASS

New World

• No new money for housing this client group• Harder welfare reform• New CJS pathways v Local authority responsibility for

homelessness• Greater number of offenders by at least 40,000 requiring

support• Fewer housing options in London and high populated

areas• More people forced to live where they do not want to or

risk homelessness

Penrose approach to solving issues

• Community punishment and rehabilitation - unknown approach to housing influence - the prospective Primes

• New ways of providing support

• Greater emphasis of managing expectations whilst in Prison and assessment

• Supported housing is that – it’s a temporary home

• Penrose PASS

What do we do?

• Need to raise the issue

• Need to share ideas

• Need to work together