FreshStart-St Austell

 FreshStart,

24 Truro Road,

St Austell,

Cornwall,

PL25 5JF

Tel: 01726 71811

Fax: 01726 71543

FreshStart is a supported housing project for Priority & Prolific Offenders aged 18 - 65 years. The accommodation consists of 10 furnished bedsits with a shared lounge. Additionally we have a small gym and room to provide an additional games room and workshop, as well as laundry facilities.

The staff team consists of:

1 Project Manager

1 Deputy Manager

3 Project Workers

2 Part Time Project Workers

3 Night Workers

At FreshStart, we:

• provide a secure place to stay for those who are attempting to re-establish themselves in a more regular and stable way of life

• provide an environment that promotes and encourages positive lifestyles

• provide support through individually tailored support plans, which aim to address issues that prevent successful independent living within the community

• work in partnership with the CJIT and other agencies to ensure service users can address their offending behaviours and substance misuse issues

• assist service users to gain or maintain the skills and confidence necessary for them to live independently and to make a positive contribution to the wider community

• allocate each service user a named Link Worker who will work with them through a Link Work programme. This will include regular meetings, identification of and working towards the service user’s goals and regular review meetings

• work in partnership with service users and supporting agencies to access education, job training and employment, as well as social and cultural opportunities

• provide an agreed plan for ‘move-on’ and resettlement

Our Referral Process

All referrals come directly from Cornwall’s Criminal Justice Integrated Team. All potential service users must be on the Cornwall Priority & Prolific Offenders Register and fully engaged with the related serviced provided by the Local Authority.