Providing safe spaces, advice and the Free Talk Intervention programme to support self-led change

We believe that people experiencing challenges in life should have a safe space they can visit to access trusted advice, advocacy and the opportunity to explore ideas about the way they think and live.

We provide this and more at our Adult Community Hub and Young People’s Hub in St. Paul’s Bristol, meeting people in a non-judgemental space and supporting opportunities for change on their terms.

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Advice and support about:

  • Homelessness

  • Housing

  • Substance abuse (drugs and alcohol)

  • Universal credit and benefits

  • Healthcare access

  • Financial challenges

  • The Criminal Justice System

  • CVs, skills and employment

The Free Talk Intervention

Key to our other services is The Free Talk Intervention Programme, developed over three years through work with people with lived experience and built on a solid, accredited curriculum that addresses the root causes of offending or challenging behaviour.  

We deliver the programme in prisons, supported accommodation, schools and for people across the Criminal Justice System, as well as offering drop-in sessions at our Adult and Young People’s Hubs.

Adult Offenders Outcomes - 2023 Cohort

Our Hubs

Adult Hub

At our Adult Hub in St.Paul’s, Bristol, we provide a safe space, with access to food and drink, advice about housing, homelessness, benefits, healthcare and more, activities and the Free Talk Intervention Programme.

Youth Hub

At our centre in St.Paul’s, Bristol, we provide a space for young people with access to advice (on healthcare, training, finances and the legal system), activities and the Free Talk Intervention Programme.

What our community users say

  • “This is a big thing for me - I was going to go and use and then I thought that I could come here and have a chat and see what happens instead.”

    C, Adult Hub Community
    C has an addiction to crack cocaine. Choosing to divert from using - even for a short time - is a very positive choice for her

  • “It was great to come in because I got to have a chat about what I am interested in and now I have got some ideas about what I can do next”

    J, Adult Hub Community
    J has been out of work for a while and not sure what he’s interested in. He came in for an afternoon and left feeling more positive about his possibilities

  • “I was told to come in here because I was a bit confused after being in hospital and they helped me sort things out.”

    K, Adult Hub Community
    K had been in hospital for a while and was very confused. His friend brought him in and over weeks, on his terms, we helped him organise access to benefits, further healthcare appointments and how to use his phone

  • "I can come in and have coffee and some toast and look on the laptop and know that I can talk if I want to but I don't have to."

    P, Adult Hub Community
    P hasn’t asked for any help, he comes in for a break when he wants to watch music videos online and hang out in a safe space