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Chrysalis project: Julia's story

By Rebecca Dillon / February 13, 2012

Julia* is a mother of six children. She was homeless with a severe history of domestic violence and crack use for fifteen years.

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Re-Unite Project: Diana's story

By Rebecca Dillon / February 13, 2012

Diana* had a bad start to the year. She suffered from depression and was finding it very difficult to adjust to having her two sons back in her full time care following time in prison.

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Miscarriages of Justice

By Rebecca Dillon / February 13, 2012

Alison Lamb, CEO of the Royal Courts of Justice Advice Bureau, explores the resettlement needs of individuals cleared of wrongful convictions.

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Money from where?

By Rebecca Dillon / February 13, 2012

Ashley Horsey, Chief Executive of Commonweal, evokes the spirit of the Rowntrees and Octavia Hill with a new model of ‘venture philanthropy’ that could provide the building blocks for sustainable social housing.

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The Chrysalis Project: helping with building a new life

By Rebecca Dillon / February 13, 2012

Here Helen Easton, Senior Research Fellow of the Crime Reduction and Community Safety Research Group at the London South Bank University, shares current findings from the Chrysalis Project.

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Re-Unite: Scaling up what works

By Rebecca Dillon / February 13, 2012

Re-Unite, Commonweal’s flagship project, continues to go from strength to strength. Here we find out how it is being delivered in other parts of the UK.

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